March 16 (UPI) -- Cuba entered its 10th consecutive day of protests Monday as demonstrations against power outages, water shortages and worsening living conditions intensified after the government's confirmation last week of talks with the United States.
Residents in several Havana neighborhoods banged pots and pans, erected improvised barricades and burned trash overnight Sunday and into early Monday. Activists and social media influencers reported detentions and a heavy security presence around official buildings.
Protesters said they are frustrated by more than two weeks of rolling blackouts and, in some areas, several days without running water, according to independent outlet Diario de Cuba.
The unrest escalated after President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged that his government is holding conversations with the United States to address longstanding differences between the two countries, amid a deepening energy crisis on the island.
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