Laura, content creator on Facebook under the profile 'El Mundo de Laura', posted a video documenting her routine after several consecutive days without electricity or water in Cuba.
"We have been without electricity for four days now, and of course, with this happening, everything becomes even more difficult because they are not supplying us with water either," he reports.
What the video shows is not exceptional: it is the everyday life of millions of Cubans in March 2026.
Laura has an 11-year-old daughter with special needs, which makes access to water an even more urgent necessity.
"In my house, as in many others, water is essential, and I find it particularly necessary because I have to wash the child's things every day," she explains.
With the reserve tank nearly empty, Laura washes the dishes "little by little" to save every drop.
"When it's my turn to wash the water jars, everything becomes more difficult for me. I have to wait to accumulate enough items to maximize my savings on water," he/she says.
She also cleaned the refrigerator and left it slightly open to prevent bad odors, taking advantage of the meat that was thawing to cook it with malanga before it spoiled.
In the midst of describing her routine, Laura shares a reflection that encapsulates the accumulated exhaustion in Cuba: "As I do this, I think about how difficult it has been for us to survive in this country." However, she concludes her video with a call for gratitude.
"I am wholeheartedly grateful to be at home and not in a hospital. I am thankful for my daughter's life and for my own, and I appreciate that I always have a plate of food on my table," she says.
Laura's testimony is not an isolated case. Other Cuban mothers have documented similar situations, cooking a few meals with charcoal for their children.
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