The pumping stations in the Cuban province of Las Tunas only distribute 50% of the more than 500 liters of water per second that should reach homes in that territory as a result of the deterioration in the supply network.
TheCuban News Agency reported that such a deficit is due to the deterioration of the infrastructure of the hydraulic network, which was connected in 2007 and causes "continuous failures in the system."
The residents of that territory – of about 160 thousand inhabitants – suffer from water shortages despite the "success in the construction of a 630 millimeter pipeline from the central station to the La Cana underground basin, in Piedra Hueca, municipality of Puerto Padre." , notes the publication.
The director of the city's Water and Sewer Base Business Unit (UEB), Piedad Herrera, explained that theAcinox Las Tunas Stainless Steel Company works to repair La Cana equipment; but did not comment on whether a replacement of the network in general is planned to guarantee uninterrupted supply.
In some districts such as Aeropuerto, Aguilera, Nuevo Sosa and communities of Buena Vista, water is distributed in pipes.
Likewise, some daycare centers and schools receive the supply in tanker trucks.
Also in Havana and other provinces of the island whereThousands of families spend up to 15 days without water, the regime has blamed this situation on the deterioration of the infrastructure of the hydraulic networks and leaks.
All of this, added to the lack of investments for years, makes the situation unsustainable for half a million Cubans, who spend up to 15 days without receiving drinking water, which negatively influences their health and quality of life, and reduces the commercial activity of many. private and state businesses.
More than 60 percent of Cubans live without a stable supply of drinking water and 80% suffer from electricity outages in their homes, according to a survey by the Observatory of Social Rights in Cuba.
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