A neighbor from the San Agustín district, in the Havana municipality of La Lisa, reported this Tuesday on Facebook the existence of in the middle of the street, while the residents of the neighborhood spend entire days without a drop of water in their homes.
Elizabeth González Aznar described in detail two points of waste that, according to her, no institution has addressed despite formal complaints filed two years ago.
The first one is located at the intersection of 240th and 39th Streets, almost across from the headquarters of the San Agustín Lisa People's Council, where the president of the council, known as "Comrade Chamizo," resides.
"The water that flows there runs like a river on both sides of 240 Street, extending to 33 and sometimes much further down. Along its path, it mixes with overflowing dumps, creating a truly disgusting scene," wrote González Aznar.
The second leak corresponds to the cistern of a building on Avenue 33 between 238 and 234, which loses several cubic meters during each pumping cycle. Residents of the building attribute the problem to a broken float or a cracked cistern. The author straightforwardly describes it: "It is truly a crime."
González Aznar reported that he denounced that second outlet two years ago to the then director of Water in La Lisa, identified as "Claudia." The response he received was that the matter fell under Housing, not the water department. "As things stand, the dump is still there; neither housing, nor water, nor anyone cares—the indifference is stronger," he wrote.
In addition to those two points, the author noted other substantial outlets in San Agustín: one on 39th Street between 240 and 244, in front of the Olof Palme secondary school, and another at the corner of the Ramón López Peña primary school.
The complaint directly points to the inaction of local leaders. "The streets do not seem like those of a neighborhood where people live; it really looks like a pigsty," he wrote, questioning how the president of the popular council can see the mess every day from his own office without taking action.
The municipality of La Lisa has a documented history of water crises. In January 2026, another resident of San Agustín reported 22 days without water, and in April of that same year, a breakdown left families in the Novia del Mediodía Popular Council without supply for over 10 days.
In July, residents of La Lisa protested in front of the municipal headquarters of the PCC after more than fifty hours without electricity, demanding water, food, and freedom.
The problem is not exclusive to the neighborhood. According to a report by Infobae published a few days ago, over 3.1 million people in Cuba are experiencing total or partial water outages.
In October 2023, the government acknowledged the existence of over 4,000 leaks nationwide, with more than 2,000 located in Havana, without any sustained improvement in the situation.
González Aznar concluded his publication with a direct appeal to the president of the country: "We must weed out the leadership levels in this country like bad grass; otherwise, it is impossible to solve the people’s problems. Get in the cars, drive through the streets with the windows down, and there it is."
And he added: "This town is exhausted; we live surrounded by problems that get worse every day, and these are basic needs without which we cannot live."
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