The U.S. embassy in Cuba warned Americans in the country on Tuesday that there was a spike in government-sponsored protests against Washington and that some U.S. citizens were denied entry upon arrival.
It also said American citizens in Cuba should prepare for “significant disruption” from power outages and fuel shortages.
In recent weeks, Washington has moved to block all oil from reaching Cuba, including that from ally Venezuela, pushing up prices for food and transportation and prompting severe fuel shortages and hours of blackouts.
Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption,” the U.S. embassy noted on its website, saying Cuba’s national electrical grid is increasingly unstable and prolonged power outages are a daily occurrence.
“U.S. citizens in Cuba or planning to travel to Cuba are advised that there have been incidents of U.S. citizens being denied entry upon arrival as well as a spike in regime-sponsored protest activity directed at the United States, including anti-U.S. rhetoric.”