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Cuban residents in Matanzas report receiving only one or two hours of electricity a day, while the rest of the time they remain engulfed in darkness and unbearable heat.
The testimony was published by the user of , who reported that in his electrical circuit, located in the city center, they have been experiencing power outages lasting between 24 and 30 continuous hours for nearly a month.
"We're nearing a month of suffering the misfortune of living with only one to two hours of electric service for every 24 or 30 hours of continuous blackout. This is inconceivable," the user wrote on their profile.
Socorro explained that she lives in the center of Matanzas, an area where businesses, banks, and polyclinics are concentrated, which is why she was expecting a more equitable rotation of the power outages. However, the situation — she recounts — has reached a point of despair.
“They on one end, we on the other. They in the reality of their offices; we from the darkness and heat,” he added, denouncing the Cuban regime's indifference to the suffering of thousands of families.
The citizen described the situation as "subjugation" and warned about the irreversible damage that power outages cause to national life, ranging from economic losses and spoiled food to the collapse of hospitals, family stress, and setbacks in education.
"The daily blackout is a sabotage to both family and national economies," he lamented.
"Light is not a luxury; it is a basic necessity."
Socorro demanded "real solutions, transparency, and respect," emphasizing that Cubans are not just numbers, but citizens who deserve to live with dignity.
"We have been imposed a way of living that is so miserable, so undignified. Light is not a luxury, it is a basic necessity for human dignity," he expressed.
Blackouts, which the regime justifies by citing a lack of fuel and breakdowns in thermoelectric plants, have become an unbearable routine for millions of Cubans. However, reports on social media indicate that Matanzas, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, and Holguín are among the hardest hit, with circuits receiving barely one or two hours of electricity in a 24-hour period.
Despite the growing discontent, no government official or representative from the Electric Union has provided a convincing explanation or an emergency plan to alleviate the situation.
The Socorro post has gone viral among Cubans both on the island and abroad, reflecting a widespread weariness with the inefficiency of the national electrical system, operated by a regime that has failed to ensure basic service after more than sixty years of absolute control.
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