The MetroTaxi service in Havana was once again disrupted this Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, just two months after this popular mode of transportation was halted in July for the same reason.
The Facebook page Transportación Habana TH reported that instability in the supply has temporarily taken most of these vehicles out of circulation.
According to the statement, in the coming days, only two or three gazelles are expected to be operational throughout the capital, a minimal number that underscores the severity of the situation.
Furthermore, they reported that there is no clear timeline for when the service will return to normal, exacerbating the crisis in passenger transport in the Cuban capital.
This situation was reported by Javier Trujillo in the Facebook group "Real-Time Route Report," noting that there will be no fuel availability by Wednesday.
"We received a report that tomorrow there will be no Gacelas circulating; there may be two or three, but there is no fuel to supply them," he pointed out.
The impact on the popular transportation service is further clear evidence of the fuel crisis that Cuba is experiencing, which shows no signs of abating.
Regarding this shortage, Cuba's Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, recently stated that the fuel that could alleviate the power outage crisis "is at Cuban ports," but has not yet been unloaded.
The official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso shared on Facebook the statements made by the head of the department, ironically during the inauguration of the Third International Renewable Energy Fair.
Vicente de la O Levy stated that the fuel "is in Cuban ports on the ships" and that a solution for its discharge would be available soon.
The minister stated that, in a "financial sacrifice by the country," the fuel unloading was planned, presenting as a significant achievement the fact that "large amounts of money are paid out weekly."
Despite the Cuban regime's demonstrated inability to resolve the transportation crisis, the government's response has been to focus on attacking those who, through private initiatives, manage to transport passengers.
This was demonstrated by the statements made in June by the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz.
Marrero expressed his frustration during a visit to the municipality of Antilla in Holguin, where he once again criticized those in the private sector who undertake this work, in front of state transport workers.
"How can a private transport service be operating while the state-run one is at a standstill? On days when there's no fuel, there is none for anyone, but there can't be guarantees for the private sector while the state sector is left out, which provides affordable prices for the population," said the prime minister as part of his statements.
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