The Trump administration's oil blockade on Cuba has had a considerable effect on the Latin American island, leading to a waste crisis, as The New York Times reports.

The fuel blockade has aggravated the already bad garbage pickup in Cuba's capital and residents are drowning in enormous trash piles.

Because of the blockade, there's little gasoline to run the garbage trucks. To cope, people have started setting the garbage on fire. When it rains, it's even worse because it clogs the streets, France 24 reported.

According to reports, the piles of garbage symbolize the "extreme consequences of Trump's oil blockade", and they are one of the most visible signs of the crisis in Cuba. Experts warn that garbage on the streets risks creating an explosion of illnesses carried by mosquitoes this summer.