Evelyn Martínez

Rat, flies and rot: Havana’s trash crisis spirals out of control

Rat, flies and rot: Havana’s trash crisis spirals out of control For months, residents of Havana — home to 2 million of Cuba’s almost 10 million residents — have lived with piles of garbage accumulating on almost every street corner - Bookmark Havana’s streets are increasingly choked with mountains of rotting refuse, transforming the vibrant Cuban capital into a landscape of despair and disease. Residents across the city are grappling with an escalating garbage crisis, a stark consequence of...