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A Cuban resident in El Vedado reported on social media the serious situation his community is facing, having gone more than 60 days without stable access to drinking water.
“God save all Cubans,” he wrote in a post, where he recounted his daily life marked by scarcity and the indifference of the authorities.
According to the user identified as @romeo_la_maravilla_oficial, in his area, the piped water service has not been available for over two weeks, and purchasing a private water truck costs up to 25,000 Cuban pesos. “And it only lasts for two days,” he warned.
In his message, the affected individual noted that the situation has been brought to the attention of the delegate of the People's Power, but so far, no effective solution has been provided. "It doesn't solve anything," he affirmed.
“We got up at 8 in the morning to fetch water for the day, at a point near Tribuna,” he added, referring to an area close to the pro-government media outlet Tribuna de La Habana.
The water crisis in the Cuban capital is not new, but cases like this reflect the deterioration of basic public services and the economic burden that families face to access essential goods.
The high price of a water truck —which is equivalent to several months' salary for many Cubans— highlights the precariousness of the supply system.
In recent years, residents of various municipalities in Havana have turned to social media to report prolonged water supply outages, lack of institutional response, and the proliferation of the informal market as the only alternative for obtaining supplies.
The testimony of this neighbor in Vedado adds to a long list of citizen complaints that reveal the collapse of services in one of the most central areas of the Cuban capital.
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