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Havana food pantries see nightly lines as Cuba's economic strain deepens

Hundreds queue nightly as inflation hit 28% in September, and one charity has identified about 12,500 vulnerable people.

Published Nov 13, 2026 · 16:12 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Hundreds of people line up nightly outside a charity-run food pantry in central Havana, with some sleeping on the sidewalk.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Quisicuaba, supported by United Nations agencies and European aid groups, has identified about 12,500 vulnerable people in Havana.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Inflation reached 28% in September from a year earlier, and retiree Fernando Fernández says he sometimes has to queue the day before.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Analyst Luis Carlos Battista attributes growing poverty to domestic and external factors, including U.S. energy restrictions.[Associated Press · ABC News]

Key facts

  • Hundreds of people line up nightly outside a charity-run food pantry in Havana, with some sleeping on the sidewalk.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Quisicuaba, supported by United Nations agencies and European aid groups, has identified about 12,500 vulnerable people in Havana.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Inflation reached 28% in September compared with a year earlier, further eroding purchasing power.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Fernando Fernández, a 71-year-old retiree, said he sometimes has to get in line the day before.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Analyst Luis Carlos Battista attributes growing poverty to domestic and external factors, including U.S. energy restrictions.[Associated Press · ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The 12,500 figure is an organization's count of vulnerable people, and the provided reporting does not independently verify it.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • The explanation of poverty's causes comes from one analyst's view, and the provided reporting includes no official explanation.[Associated Press · ABC News]

Sources

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