Will Grant spoke to a 70-year-old widow who says the inability to use her building's elevator during a power outage trapped her and her husband when he needed medical care.
The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
Cubans lit fires in Havana’s streets to protest electricity blackouts.
Cuba faced nationwide disruption after officials say the country had completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.
Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns.