A video shared on social media reveals the less touristy side of Havana, showcasing scenes of poverty and sad faces in the Cuban capital.
On TikTok, the user ConoceCuba (@conocecuba71) shared a short clip showing some of the streets of Havana.
"This is what you see when you walk the streets of Havana," pointed out the user.
The video shows some evidence of the severe deterioration of buildings in the Cuban capital, the accumulation of garbage in the streets, and the poverty of its inhabitants, reflected in faces full of sadness.
In the comments section, most internet users agreed that poverty has intensified in Cuba, and some emphasized the similarity with certain neighborhoods in Venezuela and other Latin American countries.
Recently, the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) presented the VII Report on the State of Social Rights in Cuba 2024, with revealing results about the Cuban reality.
The non-governmental organization highlighted in the document that "89% of Cuban families suffer extreme poverty," one percentage point more than last year and 13% more than in 2022.
One of its most significant pieces of information highlights that "7 out of 10 Cubans have stopped having breakfast, lunch, or dinner due to lack of money or food shortages."
Last year, in addition, Cuba was ranked as the country with the most miserable economy in the world, according to the Annual Index compiled by American economist Steve H. Hanke, a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
To the point that the regime itself has been forced to acknowledge the misery in which its population lives.
According to the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, in front of Miguel Díaz-Canel, in February of this year, there are, as of that date, 1,236 communities living in poverty in Cuba.
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