A recurring danger: neighbors tired of waiting improvise a solution for an uncovered sewer in Santiago de Cuba

On the Morro road, right where the park ends and the two lanes merge near 9th Street in Veguita de Galo, there remains a serious danger posed by a completely uncovered sewer that has not been addressed for some time.

According to independent reporter Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, the situation has reached the point where the residents themselves decided to place a tree trunk in the hole as an improvised warning, to prevent pedestrians, motorcyclists, or vehicles from falling into the deep opening that the authorities have neither repaired nor closed.

The journalist emphasized that the location of the registry, in a heavily trafficked area, increases the risk, especially at night or when visibility is low. He also mentioned that the community has reiterated its call to Aguas Santiago and Servicios Comunales to eliminate this danger, which has been ignored for months. Just a few meters from the site are the offices of the Partido Comunista and the Gobierno del Distrito #3 Antonio Maceo.

In the comments on the post, users expressed their disappointment with the lack of institutional action. One person pointed out that "further up, on the same road by the Morro, the drains are discharging sewage all over the street" and criticized the lack of concern about the country's situation. Other internet users reacted with expressions of helplessness, such as "Speechless" or "Oh, my God."

A danger that is recurring throughout the country

Similar situations are reported in other provinces. In Cienfuegos, residents of the La Juanita neighborhood reported that an open manhole and a sewer leak had become a daily threat to pedestrians and vehicles, with no response from the authorities.

In Havana, the death of a 13-year-old boy who fell into an open sewer during a flood sparked a wave of complaints about uncovered drains in various municipalities across the country.

The images shared on social media show that, in the absence of institutional action, many Cubans are improvising signals with tires, branches, or pieces of wood to warn of danger. In a previous case, a driver in Havana demonstrated how a tire served as a warning for a manhole cover missing in the middle of the public road.

The recurrence of these incidents highlights the precariousness of the urban drainage system and the lack of maintenance of the sewer networks in the country, which continue to pose a constant risk to the population.