A pot-banging protest took place in broad daylight in the Vista Alegre neighborhood of Ciego de Ávila, after 29 consecutive hours without electricity or water supply.
According to reports on social media, the video of the protest was posted this Tuesday on Facebook by the user Yonimiler Del Río Polo, where the sounds of pots being knocked together can clearly be heard from various apartments.
The demonstration occurred amid growing discontent over the prolonged blackouts, which seriously impact the daily lives of residents, especially the elderly, the sick, and those with reduced mobility.
Neighbors reported the difficulties of climbing stairs in buildings without electricity, as well as the situation of bedridden individuals who must be moved under precarious conditions.
According to testimonies, several police patrols and State Security agents arrived quickly at the scene, while residents continued to protest from inside their homes.
The episode reflects the growing discontent amid the energy crisis the country is facing, with prolonged blackouts recurring in various provinces and affecting essential basic services.
This new protest occurs days after residents of the El Vaquerito neighborhood in the municipality of Morón, Ciego de Ávila, staged a pots and pans protest against the prolonged blackouts affecting the area, according to images and comments shared on social media.
Dozens of Cubans took to the streets of the municipality of Morón to protest against power outages, food shortages, and the economic crisis, while shouting slogans of “Liberty!” and holding pot-banging protests.
The situation became more tense when the neighbors set fire to the local headquarters of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) amid popular protests and reports of shots fired that reportedly left at least one young person injured.
According to independent journalist Guillermo Rodríguez Sánchez, a police officer reportedly fired his weapon, striking a boy in the thigh who was near a campfire on the street, in front of the PCC headquarters.
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