The residents of the town of Seboruco, in the Mayarí municipality of Holguín province, took to the streets to peacefully protest and denounce the neglect of the Cuban regime after being without electricity or drinking water for more than three weeks.
The independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada published a video on his Facebook profile featuring the complaints of the residents. The statements were made in front of government representatives who visited the area.
"We have been without electricity for 23 days, without drinking water, using water from a contaminated reservoir and fetching water from the rivers. They brought the power lines just a few meters away and nothing. No one has come to check on anything or to be concerned about the situation," they express in their complaint.
In the community, there are sick children and elderly people without food. "We are tired of complaining, of calling, and no one does anything. We no longer know what to do or whom to turn to," reported one of the residents.
According to the collected testimonies, the residents do not receive attention from the local authorities, despite their persistent complaints. They make visits and conduct formal meetings, but leave without resolving anything.
Additionally, political leaders demand not to be recorded by the phones of the public. Franklin, the official responsible for citizen services, threatened someone for documenting the complaint: "You can't record me because that is against the law."
The community of Seboruco is in a critical situation following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which struck the east of the country on October 28, 2025. Three weeks after the weather event, residents are still without electricity, running water, or government assistance.
“We are surviving as best we can. There are sick children and elderly people who can no longer bear this situation,” expressed the residents. “We have a delegate who does nothing; when we called him, he told us, ‘Just throw yourselves into the street,’” recounted another.
While the regime remains silent about the humanitarian crisis in eastern Cuba, desperation is growing in rural communities, where prolonged blackouts, food shortages, and unsanitary conditions have become part of daily life.
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