Cubans find creative ways to generate power as the island runs nearly out of electricity
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- Cubans are turning to social media tutorials to cope with an electricity crisis that has left power generation severely limited.
- The guides cover conserving cellphone battery, preserving food without a working refrigerator, managing heat without air conditioning and finding ways to generate power.
Cubans are finding creative ways to cope with an island-wide power crisis, sharing practical tutorials for daily life when electricity is almost unavailable.
The advice includes how to conserve cellphone battery when recharging is difficult, preserve food when refrigerators do not work and cope with the heat without air conditioning. Some tutorials also focus on ways to generate power as the country struggles with a severe shortage of electricity.
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