The Cuban government resorts to mules to deliver food to isolated communities in Imías.

The Cuban government has implemented a food distribution plan using mule teams to supply hard-to-reach communities in Imías, which remain isolated due to severe damage to their roads following Hurricane Oscar in eastern Cuba, where many families have lost everything due to the regime's slow response.

The pro-government journalist Frank Enrique announced on Facebook that the measure aims to prioritize the distribution of the basic food basket and donations to communities such as Yacabo Arriba, Calderos, Explanada de Duaba, La Vega, El Jobo, Negencial, El Vagal, Arroyo Cali, and Batea, reflecting the lack of faster and more effective mechanisms.

According to him, this is how the regime aims to ensure that every resident of the mountainous area receives assistance as quickly as possible, in an attempt to erase the negative image it has due to the poor management of the crisis caused by the cyclone in this region of Cuba.

Dora Elisa Valiente Romero, the mayor of Guantánamo, informed the Cuban News Agency that the use of mules is necessary to sell food items from the basic grocery basket and other essential products to the population.

The official indicated that, using animal power, a limited number of products were transported to the isolated areas, including rice, sugar, pasta, canned sardines, milk for children under one year old, and bottled water.

The government of Baracoa announced on Tuesday a series of measures for the distribution of basic products to the population for the month of October, in response to the situation caused by Hurricane Oscar.

The distribution policy includes the free delivery of various essential products, which will be recorded in the supply booklet, and establishes rationing that reflects the limited resources in the area, reported Primada Visión on its Facebook profile.

Previously, the regime boasted of "an air operation to transport food to Imías," as that municipality in Guantanamo had been cut off by road due to the severe damage caused by Hurricane Oscar in the area.

The discontent of the population with the measures implemented by the government, both before and after the impact of the cyclone, has been evident in the complaints directed at the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel during his brief visits to the affected areas.