Crisis in Santiago de Cuba reported: "Seven days without water, without electricity, and without food."

The crisis due to the lack of water, electricity, and food continues to impact the population of Santiago de Cuba, where they report that there has been no stability in basic services for over a week.

The TikTok user Jesús de Cuba (@jesusdecuba) reported in a post that, after seven days without water service, he was forced to go out with a wheelbarrow to a neighbor's house who has a cistern to fill some bottles and have water for personal use.

In the comments on his post, a user pointed out that the peripheral areas of the city are experiencing an even more serious crisis, with longer periods without access to water supply.

This problem with drinking water adds to the multiple difficulties that Cubans face in their daily lives, such as the lack of electricity, food shortages, and the increasing level of unsanitary conditions in many areas of the country.

The combination of these shortages is seriously affecting the quality of life of Cubans, who are struggling to survive in an increasingly difficult context that seems to be becoming unsustainable.

In September 2024, the water shortage in Cuba has reached alarming levels, severely affecting more than 600,000 people.

Service cuts are reported in various provinces and are related to blackouts. In Havana, the situation has reached a critical point due to the lack of electricity for the pumping system, causing the breakage of a conduit in the Southern Basin.

The population has responded with protests, such as the street blockades in San Miguel del Padrón on September 5, where residents reported more than two weeks without water, a situation that also affects Caibarién, in Villa Clara, with over 25 days without this important service.

The state company Aguas de La Habana was accused of malfunctioning by allowing giant leaks in the streets, while many families continued to be without supply. On September 23, a retiree from El Vedado recounted the difficulties that the elderly face in obtaining this important resource.

In Santiago de Cuba, the crisis shows no signs of improvement, despite the investments announced by the authorities, which has led to long cycles of shortages, exacerbating the situation in neighborhoods that have been without a stable water service for months.