The crisis in funeral services in Santiago de Cuba continues to produce distressing scenes, such as that of a broken-down hearse in the heart of the historic center, near Plaza de Marte.
Journalist Yosmany Mayeta shared a photo on Facebook of a broken-down hearse on a public street in Santiago de Cuba. Although he did not specify whether the vehicle was carrying a body, the post highlights the current crisis in funeral services in the eastern province.
"There are no hearses in Santiago de Cuba, and this vehicle broke down in the middle of Plaza de Marte," commented a reporter who has repeatedly highlighted the issues with transporting the deceased in the region.
"What that has behind it is a Chinese person," Mayeta joked.
Last May, a coffin fell from a hearse and lay in the middle of Garzón Avenue, creating a bizarre scene in Santiago de Cuba.
The unfortunate incident, reported by the journalist Mayeta on his Facebook profile, occurred 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.
In June, a month later, something similar also happened in Santiago de Cuba.
Another coffin fell from the hearse that was transporting it, but this time on 4th Street, in the Mariana de la Torre neighborhood, as reported by journalist Mayeta, who shared a video on social media recorded by a witness of the grim scene.
The images show how a woman and a man attempt to rearrange the body in the coffin, just seconds before placing the lid back on, which apparently broke when the coffin fell.
"I hope that tragic scenes like this do not happen again because the family's pain intensifies in the face of such events. I urge the communal and funeral services of Santiago de Cuba to create more durable coffins made of quality materials," wrote Mayeta.
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