The Cuban actress, model, and influencer Camila Arteche expressed her deep concern and pain over the electrical collapse and energy crisis that has left Cuba in darkness since last Friday, October 18.
In an emotional Instagram post, Arteche shared images of a neighborhood completely in the dark, heartbreaking messages with his family on the island, and his reflections on the helplessness he feels about the situation.
"Since Friday, October 18, Cuba has been experiencing a national blackout, with no prospect of knowing when there will be electricity again... food spoiling, practically cut off from communication... waiting to charge our phones for a whole block with the same generator from a neighbor," she wrote in her post, adding that she has spoken with friends who have sick relatives and regrets that they cannot do anything due to the lack of electricity in hospitals and the closure of schools. "It makes me so angry, so sad, so helpless," she added.
Before this post, Camila had already shared in her stories screenshots of conversations with her family, showing the reality they face: "3rd day without electricity in Cuba. This is truly horrifying, it's a mix of anger, sadness, and frustration. I can imagine how many people are like me," she lamented, accompanying the message with emojis of the Cuban flag and a broken heart. In the conversation, her family was telling her how they continued without electricity and mentioned protests in their neighborhood.
In one of her most recent stories, Camila shared a symbolic image of Cuban families in the dark and expressed her concern about news suggesting that the country could remain without electricity until Wednesday or Thursday. "I just ask Virgencita to put your hand so that this situation ends soon," she wrote alongside a candle and a broken heart.
"A whole country without electricity... The worst part is that we know that one of these days they will restore the power, this will be forgotten, and Cuba continues to sink deeper into misery, along with all the Cubans who still survive there," he concluded with frustration.
Camila's message did not leave her followers indifferent, who in the comments expressed the despair and shared sadness felt by Cubans inside and outside the island. "Santa Cruz del Sur, a small town located more than 80 km from the Province of Camagüey; since October 17 we have been without electricity. This is really too sad," wrote one user. Others shared their own stories: "Just like my Cami, the food with Raciel's family went bad and there's no water"; "Cuba suffers more every day. And now the cyclone is hitting the eastern region."
Among the more than 200 comments, many agreed that the pain from the situation is exacerbated by the feeling that, even if electricity returns, the crisis will be forgotten and the island will continue to suffer. "You said a great truth!!!! Then they will turn it on and forget all this," commented a follower. Others pointed out the unfairness of the situation: "What great sadness, and the saddest part is that all those in the government surely have electricity and gas; how long will this people continue to suffer?"
According to recent reports, four provinces, including Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, remain without connection to the National Electric System (SEN). In Santiago de Cuba, an attempt to reactivate the Antonio Maceo plant failed, leaving thousands of people in the dark, accumulating up to 72 hours without electricity.
Several artists and public figures, such as La Diosa, Willy Chirino, Yomil, and his girlfriend Daniela Reyes, have also raised their voices to denounce the situation, while thousands of Cubans continue to demand solutions in the face of an uncertain future.
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