San Miguel del Padrón, over a week without water following the citywide blackout.

More than a week after the general blackout that left all of Cuba without electricity, disruptions in the water service persist in the municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, particularly in the San Francisco de Paula Popular Council, reported the state company Aguas de La Habana on Saturday.

According to the company's statement on Facebook, the water supply has been irregular due to daily electricity interruptions at the Loma del Cielo Booster, which has prevented the restoration of service in this area of Havana.

To mitigate the effects of the scarcity, essential services in the municipality are being supplied through the shipment of tanker trucks, although the service is insufficient to meet all the needs of the population, the state entity reported.

The collapse of the electrical system in the country, which left Cuba without power for five days, has caused critical impacts in various provinces.

In the eastern part of the island, several communities remain without electricity and are experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by the flooding associated with Hurricane Oscar, which made landfall in the Caribbean nation on October 20.

In Matanzas, the lack of electricity prevented the refrigeration of milk intended for over 11,200 children, resulting in the food deteriorating and being unable to be distributed under optimal conditions, according to statements from Eddy González Hernández, general director of the Provincial Dairy Products Company.

González detailed that the supply of milk has been particularly compromised in the municipalities of Matanzas, Colón, and Cárdenas, while authorities work to resume delivery in the most affected areas, such as the Peñas Altas route.

The lack of powdered milk to replace fresh products has worsened the situation, impacting the diets of children, the elderly, pregnant women, and patients with specific medical diets.

During the recent blackout, thousands of households in Cuba faced the loss of basic food items due to the lack of refrigeration, while power outages on the island continue to be a daily reality, with an estimated electricity generation deficit of more than 1,000 MW during peak hours.

In addition to this, nearly 400,000 people in the capital city have been without a reliable supply of drinking water for several years.