Cuba’s widening economic turmoil along with its growing political tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump have paralyzed much of the island.

Donald Trump’s top diplomat said an initial move by Havana to open its economy to the Cuban diaspora fell short, with the island beginning to claw its way out of another national blackout amid intense US pressure.

Cuban officials announced an island-wide blackout as the island remains in economic crisis amid the U.S. oil blockade.