Cuban faints in a queue in Matanzas

A Cuban fainted while waiting in line at "El Framboyán", a store located on 56th Street in the Jagüey Grande municipality in Matanzas.

The man was in the long line of people to buy minced meat, he began to feel bad and collapsed on the floor. Some neighbors say that fainting may be related to going without food for many hours.

"I was nearby when everything happened. What impressed me was how quickly theambulance because here the whole pretext is that there is no fuel. I hope that man recovers soon," said a witness who was in line.

The group ofFacebook I love Jagüey He shared a video where you can see the moment the ambulance arrives and takes the man to the hospital.

The surprise of the Cubans, more than because of the fainting situation, has been to see aambulance in the town, doing the job effectively, something that is very rare in the country.

"With thehunger is happening in Cuba, the ambulances will have to go around like local buses picking up people because soon they will be passed out anywhere," said one user.

Thefood shortage in Cuba It is acute and when there are products for sale it is at a very high price due to the huge inflation in the country.

"Who doesn't faint in lines with this diet? Who doesn't faint without having a glass of milk and a piece of bread for breakfast? Who doesn't faint when at night your brain doesn't rest due to the blackout?" another person asked.

Thefainting in Cuba due to the lack of food they have been reporting for months. Last summer, an elderly man collapsed in the middle of Aguilera Street, in the city of Holguín, in front of a bus stop, due to going long hours without eating. Finally the man died after the fall.

In the 1990s, during the Special Period, Cubans fainting in the streets due to lack of food were also very frequent.

The wrong policies of the government ofMiguel Diaz-Canel have led thousands of Cubans to extreme poverty in a short time.

The regime is no longer capable of guaranteeing even the bread regulated in the supply books. People are desperate with the critical situation that exists every day. Meanwhile, the discourse of power insists that the only option is: "Resist."