Teresa Isabel Rodríguez Riambau, a psychologist and self-employed worker from Pinar del Río, published a heartbreaking testimony on Facebook this Sunday, in which she described the living conditions faced by the Cuban population as a hell that no one seems willing to address. The Cuban made a direct appeal to the leaders.
"Don't make an entire country suffer any longer. Take your millions and give the opportunity to someone who has the resources and the will to rebuild this land that you have destroyed and dishonored," expressed Rodríguez Riambau after outlining the crises that Cubans are facing.
"Not even in my worst nightmares did I think I would be living in this hell that I am currently in. Food going to waste that is obtained with great sacrifice at outrageous prices. Without water, without water, gentlemen, parched for cold water," he confessed.
"Cooking with charcoal when it can be afforded and with firewood in most cases. Showering with cold water and having hot broth made with dirt. Living like animals without medical care, without medication, and fearing to go out at night because crime is on the rise. Thieves and crooks live better than retirees and workers who can't even buy a soda or a loaf of bread," he wrote.
"I know that everyone is aware of everything I've said, but what I don't understand is why those in power, both inside and outside of Cuba, do not care to see an entire country suffering and shattered. Where are the defenders of human rights?" he questioned.
"Why does no one, no one, care about Cuba (...)? God forgive me, but this is unbearable," he added.
Several Cubans shared their opinions on the escalating crisis. "We are living a horror movie with no ending, in a loop where the same story repeats itself every day," responded one user. Another was more direct: "Those in power in Cuba have simply turned their backs on the Cuban people. It's outrageous. They don't care about the degrading suffering of our people."
Pinar del Río is experiencing a critical water crisis affecting over 169,700 residents, with 46 pumping units out of service and communities that have gone more than three months without receiving water through the pipes. In rural communities of San Juan and Martínez, within Pinar del Río province, there have been reports of closed stores and a prolonged absence of bread and basic foods during October.
Despite the worsening situation in Cuba each year, the leaders insist on justifying the problems, blaming the "blockade" for the multiple crises, and offering solutions that ultimately worsen the daily lives of the citizens. This week, the designated president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, acknowledged in his program Criterio Compartido that resolving a complaint should not depend on "its media visibility".
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