A woman checks the settings of the Donde hay? chat group that helps Cubans locate items they need amid a shortage worsened by the pandemic. — dpa
BUENOS AIRES: “Does anyone know where yogurt’s available?” a woman asks a chat group. At the moment, no one can help – but someone has discovered cement and tiles at a store in the Cuban capital, Havanna. “Hurry though, the queue outside is already really long.”
“Who wants to trade toilet paper for shampoo?” someone else asks.
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A woman checks the settings of the Donde hay? chat group that helps Cubans locate items they need amid a shortage worsened by the pandemic. — dpa
Customers waiting outside a bakery in Havana. People in Cuba are joining messenger app chat groups to make finding basic goods easier. — dpa
Two women waiting for a store to open in Havana. Cuba has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, making it even harder to get basic goods in the country. Residents are now turning to group chats to help find what they need. — dpa
People wait in a queue in front of a grocery store in Havana. In Cuba, many stores often run out of items before people can even get inside. As a result, many are turning to chat groups to help find the products they need. — dpa
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