They use a dump truck to transport two deceased individuals due to a lack of hearses in Santiago de Cuba.

In what appears to be an endless story, another unfortunate event highlights the acute crisis in funeral services in Cuba: the coffins of two deceased individuals were transported in a dump truck in the city of Palma Soriano, in Santiago de Cuba.

A resident in the municipality of Santiago sent the complaint to the communicator Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, accompanied by a video and photos showing several men placing the coffins on the bed of a dump truck.

"A follower sent to our page how coffins are transported in the car that the grieving person can find," the reporter explained, who also shared the words of the young accuser: "This is outrageous, look at how they mounted two boxes in this construction truck, because there are no hearse cars."

This type of truck is commonly used to transport construction materials such as sand and gravel, debris, or demolition waste.

Mayeta also commented on how in recent weeks, several similar incidents have been reported in the municipality of Santiago de Cuba: "They have taken out the coffins in privately rented cars for these functions, because the provincial park is completely deteriorated."

He also recalled that "the collapse at the funeral home, for several days, brought Servicios Comunales to the brink of chaos because they did not have spaces in funeral homes or cemeteries to bury the deceased."

Just because these types of events have become common does not stop them from causing sorrow and annoyance, which reflect the serious situation of funeral services in the country, as part of the widespread economic crisis.

A santiaguera who recently lost a family member reported: "The vehicles being used for transportation are vans or station wagons because the hearses are broken, without brakes, and the dead bodies are falling out," a situation that, although extraordinary, has occurred on several occasions on the streets of Santiago de Cuba.

The problems, instead of being solved by the authorities, accumulate and worsen throughout the country: poor condition and lack of hearse vehicles, fuel deficit, shortage of materials to manufacture coffins, collapse of funeral homes due to lack of capacity, vandalism in cemeteries, and various other issues.

On social media, complaints and images of the doubly painful situation are common. In addition to the pain of losing their loved ones, Cubans have to deal with the inadequate state service and, in many cases, arrange for the transportation of the deceased family member to their final resting place on their own.

Meanwhile, the relevant authorities do not seem to be sensitive to the population's discomfort, nor do they fulfill the functions that correspond to them as public servants.