An elderly Cuban lives in inhuman conditions in the town of Potrerillo, Cienfuegos province, to the point of sleeping outdoors while waiting for a house that was promised to him.
User Yamil Cuéllar raised the alarm on the social network Facebook about the situation of Leonardo Pérez Valdés, alias Menéndez, who also suffers from cerebral ischemias that have left him almost in a state of prostration.
After years of hard work, elderly people are suffering more and more inconveniences on the island every day. A week ago, an elderly man fainted in the middle of the street in Santiago de Cuba, apparently due to hunger, reported local journalist Yosmany Mayeta.
A follower of the independent reporter's page shared sensitive images showing the person collapsed on the sidewalk of Los Tejados street in the mentioned province, while neighbors were assisting him with coffee and bread.
Amid an alarming increase in begging in the country, a Cuban mother and her son brought lunch to an elderly man living on the street in Havana.
The woman, identified on Facebook as Mayrelis Ramos Rivero, stated that she left her house to buy an avocado and some plantains for lunch, and on her way back, she encountered the elderly man eating leftovers from a dumpster.
In April, internet user Irma Broek reported on Facebook that Juan, an elderly Cuban living in the town of La Gloria, in the municipality of Campechuela, Granma, lives in inhumane conditions: he sleeps on thatch in a shack that threatens to collapse at any moment; the floor of his home is dirt, and he lacks basic furniture and utensils; malnutrition is evident in his thin and weakened body, reflecting an almost nonexistent diet.
All these stories depict the harsh reality faced by many of the most vulnerable citizens in Cuba.
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