The funeral home in the city of Santiago de Cuba faces a critical situation this Tuesday, with more than 29 deceased being mourned by their family and friends. This has forced workers to place coffins in the hallways of the facility, as reported on social media.
"They have placed boxes in the hallways, they don't know where to put them, and more bodies keep coming in," a user reported to journalist Yosmany Mayeta, who alerted on Facebook that the funeral home started this Tuesday with over 29 coffins in the center.
The person who filed the complaint, also a relative of one of the deceased being viewed at the funeral home, explained: “They say there is no capacity at Santa Ifigenia (cemetery) and they want to bury our relatives in the municipalities.”
Although the publication does not provide any explanation for this unfortunate situation, the city of Santiago de Cuba is currently struggling with the circulation of two serotypes of dengue and is also affected by the presence of the Oropouche virus.
The absurd scene joins others that have also taken place in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
Last May, the central Garzón Avenue witnessed an unprecedented and distressing scene: a coffin fell from a hearse and lay in the middle of a busy street.
The unfortunate incident, reported by the communicator Mayeta on their Facebook profile, occurred on Victoriano Garzón Avenue, in front of a preschool and in a very busy area of the eastern city, just a few blocks from the provincial headquarters of the PCC and near the intersection marking kilometer 969 of the Central Highway.
However, no matter how unbelievable it may seem, it happened again. Just over a week ago, another coffin fell from the hearse that was transporting it in Santiago de Cuba.
It happened on Street 4, in the Mariana de la Torre neighborhood, as specified by journalist Mayeta, who shared a video on his social media recorded by a witness to the grim scene.
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