Residents of Santiago reported on social media this Sunday that the water they receive in their homes is so dirty that it looks like chocolate flowing from the pipes instead of the precious liquid.
"Since the resumption of water service in Santiago de Cuba, many people have reported that the water is coming out very dark in the city," noted the communicator Yosmany Mayeta on Facebook, warning that the issue is affecting many residents.
"The authorities of the Aguas Santiago Water and Sewer Company have not commented on this matter," the independent journalist pointed out, questioning whether this water meets the required standards to be deemed potable.
The water supply crisis in this province keeps its residents on edge, forcing them at times to resort to extreme solutions.
In May, the residents of the Los Pinos neighborhood, who had gone over two weeks without receiving service through the piping network, were forced to fill buckets and tanks directly from a large leak in the street, Mayeta reported on Facebook.
According to the activist, the large hole at the corner of Mariana Grajales and Los Pinos was the result of a repair for a break that began some time ago and whose solution has been delayed.
Residents of the Los Pinos neighborhood in Santiago de Cuba also reported that they went over 20 days without access to drinking water, highlighting the ongoing crisis that the regime has yet to resolve.
"This water truck you see in the photo went to B Street in Los Pinos and filled a neighbor's tanks at a hefty price, leaving no one else able to access water because we had to pay for it," Mayeta reported, warning that the water truck operators are taking advantage of the difficult situation faced by the community to profit.
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