The number of Cubans fleeing the island by boat is increasing, it is the highest in four years. With the economy in tatters, with the United States no longer issuing visas in Cuba and with the increase in COVID-19 cases, the elements for a new raft crisis are coming together. And now another reason to flee the island: a great crackdown on protests caused by food and medicine shortages. The Cuban government blames US sanctions for people leaving the island. CNN gains exclusive access to the port where those trying to flee Cuba are returned by the United States Coast Guard. Among them, a woman and her eight-month-old baby.
Cuba's crackdown is expected to boost record numbers of Cubans fleeing the island by boat | Video | CNN
2021-07-17T03:16:52.469Z
The number of Cubans fleeing the island by boat is increasing, it is the highest in four years. With the economy in tatters, with the United States that | Latin America | CNN
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