Residents of the locality of Maqueicito, part of the popular council of Paraguay in the province of Guantánamo, took to the streets this Friday to demand the restoration of electric service after ten consecutive days without electricity following the passage of hurricane Melissa.
According to reports from ClickCuba, dozens of people —including women, youths, and children— gathered on the main streets of the town, weary of the neglect and lack of responses from the regime's authorities.
We are desperate, we have no electricity or water, and no one is giving us an explanation, reported a neighbor.
Images and videos shared on social media show demonstrators shouting slogans and protesting while demanding the presence of regime officials to address the emergency.
In other nearby areas, such as La Sombrilla, residents staged similar protests due to the lack of basic services.
The independent journalist José Raúl Gallego reported that the internet service was interrupted during the night of the protest, and was partially restored in the morning hours.
I've been told that the internet service has just been restored, almost right now, after being down all night due to the protest in Maqueicito, he published on his Facebook account.
Residents assure that the tension continues and that the electrical service has not yet been restored in all the affected areas.
The hurricane Melissa caused severe damage in the eastern provinces of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, and Holguín, leaving thousands of families without shelter, water, and food.
In Guantánamo, the lack of electricity has worsened the health and food crisis, with food spoiling and hospitals barely functioning with emergency generators.
On social media, hashtags like #GuantánamoWithoutLight #ThePeopleGetTired #CubaInCrisis are circulating, reflecting the growing discontent in a province that has historically been hit by poverty and institutional neglect.
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