A blockade by Azerbaijanis of the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh has left supermarkets and pharmacies in the territory's capital Stepanakert with bare shelves, further isolating the beleaguered majority-Armenian population. Residents describe daily power cuts, internet outages, and shortages of food, heat and medicine. France and the United States have demanded the "immediate" reopening of a key corridor to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES