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Queue all night to get cash at ATMs in Santiago de Cuba

The lack of cash in Cuba's ATMs is increasingly straining the patience of Cubans.


The lack of cash in ATMs in Cuba It is resulting in some choosing to queue even at night to try to be the first to access the little money that the machines deliver each day.

"Santiago de Cuba. From 6 in the afternoon the queues begin in front of the ATMs and the next day at 8 in the morning they try to reach the little money that the machines could dispense", reads along with a short video published by the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) this Tuesday.

The images show three or Cubans in front of a branch ofPopular Savings Bank (BPA)closed. One of those present expresses discomfort at the intention of another of those present to "ride the queue", and assures that even if he leaves he will be back at 2 am to ensure that there is no disorder.

The scene confirms that the situation is such that cash has come to displace the purchase of food as the number one priority.

Last week the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) imposed astrong control over cash through new measures aimed at banking collection and payment transactions between all actors in the economy. The search process reduce the use of cash as much as possible.

The crisis has produced continuous complaints from people whatThey can't even get their salaries by lack of funds in ATMs automatic.

In recent days, social networks have reported widespread discomfort among a population fed up with each new measure, which only aggravates theeconomic crisis, this parallel to ainflation that empties the pockets of workers and pensioners.

Yodalis Blet, announcer and director of radio and television programs in Guantanamo, denounced in recent days how The shortage of cash in banks is making day-to-day life extremely difficult. of Cuban residents on the island.

In a report published in hiscanal ofYouTube, Blet documented from his experience on the street how complicated life is on the island, where even encountering a weight generates problems and disappointments.

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