Neighbors of Guabano reported that the authorities are suffocating them, because due to lack of fuel and collection trucks they have chosen to burn the garbage.
Testimonies from residents of that town indicate that they have been living among waste, pests and bad smells for several years.
"In my life I have seen what I am seeing here in Guanabo. The garbage is inone corner and covers up to the other. Insects, cockroaches, bugs, rats. There are no streets anymore, on any corner, wherever, you can't travel," he toldMartí News a resident identified as María Elena Mir.
What they are doing to try to resolve the situation is burning the garbage cans, "they are suffocating us," said the woman.
Another neighbor said that the problem is throughout Guanabo, the beach, one of the most popular, is "full of cans" and they do not see anything effective being done with it. The trash, which has been affecting the area for years.
A local official explained to the news channel that "we have problems with fuel and only one tractor, one collector, one truck for all of Guanabo, which is in a very large popular council, from Bacuranao to Punto Cero."
Authorities say that the lack of resources to acquire spare parts has meant that almost half of the equipment intended for waste collection is out of use. They explained that another problem is the shortage of personnel due, mainly, to low salaries, Martí Noticias cited.
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