Cuban shows dramatic images of his journey on a raft: "I thought I wouldn't make it."

Sadness, fear, and above all, the anguish that Cubans feel when they decide to flee on a raft are only surpassed by the desire for a better life, far from the country where they were born, where poverty, human rights violations, and lack of freedom prevail.

A TikTok user with the username marisleydy_en_hialeah posted a video on Monday in which, in just a few seconds, you can feel the distress of a group of people, including Cubans, in their attempt to reach the shores of the United States on a raft.

This video may be disturbing to some viewers. It includes graphic details of a dangerous sea journey and situations of extreme distress. Viewer discretion is advised.

The footage shows the unsettling message: "Moments of great sadness, we thought we wouldn't make it to land alive," summarizing the terror felt by Cubans who take to the sea, laden with uncertainty.

"A 30-minute trip turned into four hours out at sea," specified the author of the video, in which the rough sea waves can be appreciated.

These people felt deep anguish for a few hours. However, some Cuban rafters have been stranded at the mercy of the sea for days, facing an uncertain future.

Last Tuesday, some Mexican fishermen rescued three Cuban rafters who were stranded at sea off the coast of Progreso, in Yucatán, with high levels of dehydration, as reported by local media.

The rescuers were traveling on a boat named "Tiger III" when they spotted three foreign males adrift in a small boat and reported it to the Mexican Navy Secretariat authorities, who promptly responded to the scene.

Last Saturday, seven Cuban rafters who managed to reach land on Cayo Largo, Florida, were detected and detained by agents of the United States Border Patrol (USBP) in the Miami sector, after disembarking.

Samuel Briggs II, Chief Agent of the USBP in the Miami sector, reported on the incident in a post on the social network X, where he warned that "companies engaged in illegal maritime migration during these sweltering temperatures are extremely dangerous and potentially deadly."