# Cuba’s energy crisis darkens classrooms as new school year begins

https://mins.news/en/video/35205

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-28 04:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WC5eSqo00I

> About 1.4 million Cuban children are returning to school amid a severe energy crisis. Nationwide blackouts, ageing infrastructure and a longstanding US oil embargo have disrupted education, while shortages of teachers and uniform materials have prompted relaxed dress codes. Officials say merely completing the school year would be a success.

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