Díaz-Canel recognizes transportation disaster in Cuba but affirms that it is a global crisis

Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel recognized the disastrous transportation situation in Cuba but stated that it is a phenomenon linked to the world crisis.

During the Youtube show 'From the Presidency', which he himself presents, the governor stated that the sector is in the "worst moments of recent years."

He recognized that the country does not have the income and fuel necessary to stabilize Cuban public transportation, which has a part of its units stopped due to lack of parts and poor technical condition, and another part due to lack of fuel.

In at least 121 municipalities of the country's 15 provinces there is significant concern among the population due to the lack of transport, accurate.

Invited to the television program, the Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, reported that state public transportation currently serves less than half of passengers than five years ago.

Before transported 5.9 million passengers daily and now only 2.7; Therefore, many people are forced to use private transportation, whose prices are usually unaffordable for most Cubans, said Rodríguez.

Likewise, he stated that this problem also affects the movement of goods in the country, which is at half its capacity.

He commented that in Havana alone 80,000 liters of diesel are needed daily for the entire public transportation fleet; but under "current conditions" the country does not have enough fuel to meet demand.

In this regard, he stressed that half of the routes covered by the state fleet do not operate stably, either due to breakdowns or lack of fuel.

Díaz-Canel also took advantage of the space to criticize the media that attacked the great economic package announced at the beginning of the year, when the president himself warned that the transportation situation would worsen because they were going to raise the price of fuel and tickets starting February 1st.

These announcements from the regime generated great discontent among Cubans and criticism, because many questioned whether their salary would be enough to go to work.