"There's too much abuse": Luyanó has been without water for a week

Residents of Luyanó, Cuba, are facing a week without water, expressing desperation and criticism towards the government over the scarcity and other issues such as power outages. The government claims it is using alternative methods to supply water.

Cubanos esperando para poder coger agua mediante pipas © Facebook/Asamblea Municipal Poder Popular de Diez de Octubre
Cubans waiting to be able to get water from tank trucks.Photo © Facebook/Municipal Assembly of Popular Power of Diez de Octubre

Residents of Luyanó, in the Havana municipality of Diez de Octubre, express their dissatisfaction and concern over the water shortage they have been experiencing for weeks.

Those affected, especially women, are demanding a solution to this issue, which is compounded by prolonged and persistent blackouts and other social difficulties impacting the daily lives of Cubans.

Facebook Capture/Dora Esther Felico

"It’s an abuse what they are doing to us. More than a week without water; when it finally comes, it barely comes out as a trickle and then it’s gone again. How long will this last?" a user reported in the Facebook group "Only People from Luyanó and Surroundings."

Capture from Facebook/Mailyn Vellon Vega

In the same group, another neighbor stated that her daughter would not attend school until the water service was restored, and she warned about the formation of a new weather event near Cuba for next week.

Facebook capture/Mariela Gabote

Desperation is evident in multiple posts: “8 days without water in Luyanó, please,” “Luyanó without water, we need water,” “How much longer without water? If anyone has found a spring, please let us know.”

Facebook Capture
Facebook screenshot/Cristina Rodríguez

However, the complaints from residents contrast with the information shared by the Municipal Assembly of the People's Power of Diez de Octubre on social media, which asserts that water is being supplied in the Popular Council of Luyanó through alternative methods. "The delegates and representatives of the organizations collaborate in the distribution of this precious liquid," they stated.

Capture from Facebook/Diez de Octubre Municipal Assembly of People's Power

They also explained that the issues with water supply to households are due to "problems with pumping pressure and distribution cycles."

Capture from Facebook/Municipal Assembly of People's Power of Diez de Octubre

This Tuesday, residents of the Boyeros municipality blocked traffic on Rancho Boyeros Avenue and the 100 Bridge due to a lack of electricity and water.

Residents of the area placed tree branches in the middle of the road to draw the government's attention to the critical situation they are facing, according to a video released by the independent media outlet Cubanet.

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