A torrent of sewage flows uncontrollably down a street in the city of Santiago de Cuba, passing by a family doctor's office and in front of several homes, while the government provides no solution to the problem.
The communicator Yosmany Mayeta reported on Facebook this Tuesday that the lack of action from the local government regarding the drainage issue is negatively impacting residents of 7th Street in the Altamira neighborhood, specifically mentioning children and the elderly.
"A river of contaminated water is flowing down the street," pointed out the activist, highlighting that sanitation issues in that neighborhood are common due to landslides and sewage overflow.
According to Mayeta, this situation worsens because the community "is located at a lower elevation and all the waste from the neighboring area 'El Ateneo' ends up here," he noted.
He also emphasized that the sewage discharge is located near a supermarket that sells controlled and rationed products from the family basket and a children's center, "where parents and children have to walk over this foul water every day," the communicator reported, warning that this situation jeopardizes the health of the children.
"Prevent contamination of drinking water with these sewage waters, which can cause numerous diarrheal problems in various neighboring communities," Mayeta insisted, blaming the regime and its inaction for the health situation in the Altamira community, a place that has seen several anti-government protests.
This is not the first time that sewer blockages and leaks pose a risk to the health of children.
The parents of the children studying at the "Friendship with Peoples" primary school, located in La Comercial of District 1 José Martí in Santiago de Cuba, recently reported that the entrance and the area used for morning assembly were flooded with sewage.
"This is happening right now; the entrance is flooded with sewage, making it difficult for children to enter their classrooms. The director has already stated that she has exhausted all resources by visiting all the institutions, and yet nothing is being done," reported one of the mothers.
In the city of Santiago de Cuba, some residents reported last March a blockage of sewage water that reached the meter and the drinking water tap in the area, posing a significant danger.
The incident occurred on the central Carretera del Morro, along different sections of both sidewalks, in the Vista Hermosa neighborhood.
"We are drinking dirty water," an outraged resident told independent journalist Mayeta, who shared several photos on Facebook taken in front of the provincial headquarters of the Red Cross.
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