A Cuban uses parts from public bathrooms at the carnival in Santiago de Cuba to repair his home.

The current economic crisis in Cuba has led many people to seek any opportunity to improve their homes.

A video shared by journalist Yosmany Mayeta on Facebook shows a man taking parts of a wooden public bathroom from the carnival of Santiago de Cuba, supposedly to repair his home.

"Carnival is the right time to half-fix the house," noted the communicator, denouncing that the population cannot access suitable construction materials that would allow them to improve the structural condition of their homes.

Regarding the installation of wooden public bathrooms in the main areas of Rumbón Mayor, Mayeta highlighted that many people take advantage of these constructions to "take some pine boards and patch the walls of their houses, which have deteriorated over time and due to a lack of financial resources, preventing them from making major repairs."

The journalist emphasized that this practice has been common during the last carnivals: "Many people waited until the last day of the carnival to start loading what they needed, from walls, thatched roofs, or wooden beams."

However, he pointed out that "with the crisis facing the country and the scarcity of holidays, people do not want to miss the opportunity or run the risk of someone getting ahead of them and being left without the tickets," he mentioned, indicating that this happened on the second of the three official days of the carnival.

In just one day of the official festivities, several violent incidents have already been reported at the biggest popular celebration in Santiago de Cuba. This Thursday, a brawl occurred on the central Trocha street, one of the main areas of the well-known Rumbón Mayor.

Mayeta shared a video of the incident showing how the fight unfolded without the intervention of any police.

On the eve of the start of the carnival, another fight broke out involving women and men, highlighting the violence surrounding this popular festivity.

The province of Santiago de Cuba celebrates its carnival this year officially for only three days (from Thursday to Saturday), in a context marked by constant blackouts, the threat of epidemic outbreaks, and very high prices.