Desolating images continue to emerge showing the state in which many homes in Guantánamo were left after the onslaught of Hurricane Oscar, which remained stationary over that province for more than 24 hours, causing all kinds of destruction and flooding.
In one of those videos -shared on Facebook by "Luis ViralInfluencer Suárez"- a father shows how his little house looked after the passage of the weather phenomenon.
"My brother, here we are after the cyclone. As you can see, we lost everything in the house, but well, thank God we are alive. Here I am, more or less trying to save something," he says while showing how the home lost part of its roof and walls.
In the images, a crib can be seen right next to the area where the house lost part of the roof.
"And that's it, don't worry, we're just doing this so you know that nothing serious happened to us. My mom is fine, thank God. My house was the one that collapsed completely," concluded the Cuban in his sad testimony in the presence of other family members.
The situation in Guantánamo is critical. Telephone and electricity services are just beginning to be restored, and many have nothing to eat.
The Cuban government reported that there are, in a preliminary manner, over a thousand homes damaged in several municipalities of the province.
Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived this Wednesday at the municipality of San Antonio del Sur, where he received some direct complaints and grievances from the residents.
A man who was in charge of 29 children at a special school reported that the government brought them to that location and abandoned them.
“Water is what I need!” was the emphatic response of a Cuban mother to the ruler during the president's tour of the province.
The woman, tired of the government's neglect, raised her voice to express her desperation and denounce the critical situation faced by her family and the rest of the population, in a context marked by severe flooding and a preliminary toll of seven dead in Guantánamo, including a five-year-old girl.
Another shocking video circulating on social media showed the moment a family in San Antonio del Sur watched in astonishment as the water level in their house rose.
Some of them account for the brave efforts of certain individuals to assist neighbors, several of whom are elderly, who would have lost their lives without help.
Although the massive blackout that has kept the country in the dark since noon last Friday hindered Cubans from being informed about the arrival of the weather phenomenon, the Cuban government claims that evacuations were indeed carried out.
In total, more than 15,000 people were evacuated: 9,000 in Imías and 6,000 in San Antonio del Sur, according to a report on Monday by the newspaper Granma.
However, the images of what happened both in San Antonio del Sur and in Imías are shocking: flooded homes, lost food, and many families struggling to recover the little they have been able to salvage.
Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) participated in rescue efforts, particularly in the areas most affected by the waters, which rose to more than a meter in height.
Recovery efforts are already underway, but the challenge is enormous in a country facing a deep economic crisis and in all areas.
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