Family that stood on a sidewalk in Old Havana shows their home

One of the residents of the house at risk of collapse thatHe stood with his belongings in the street This Thursday, he declaredCyberCuba They have been waiting for a shelter for years, and they can no longer wait.

There lives an 8-month-old girl who, as the interviewee explains, two days ago "a piece of the ceiling fell on her head." "I'm not going to put up with that," he added, and specified that for that reason they made the decision to go out on the streets as a way to make their situation visible.

He explains that the upstairs neighbors moved out two years ago due to the poor general conditions of the building - which dates back many years - and that others went up and stole the beams, which aggravated their situation, which in the last year The water has reached knee-deep during periods of heavy rain.

They explain that they have written to many levels of the Government, from the Provincial Assembly to Housing, including the Council of State, but the conclusion is always the same: that they have no solution for their case.

The family, residing on Aguiar Street between Chacón and Cuarteles, in Old Havana, stood with their belongings on the sidewalk and police authorities went to the place at their request, according to what they said.

At the moment they have not received any visits from any Housing official or any other authority.

In recent months, it has become increasingly common for people affected by landslides or threats of landslides in Havanatake your belongings to the streets as a form of protest.

At the end of July, several families stood with their belongings on the ground floor of a building that partially collapsed on Monte Street no. 57, between Agramontes and Cárdenas, also in Old Havana. In that case, after several days spending the night in the portal, the police ended up evicting them.

Another case was that oftwo women who in March stood with their things in the vicinity of the “El Venus” shelter, at 559 Zulueta Street between Corrales and Monte, also in Old Havana, to demand housing from the authorities.

The situation described is not an isolated case on the Island, whereThere is a deficit of more than 900 thousand homes, of which about 527 thousand must be built and another 402 thousand rehabilitated, according to statements by the general director of Housing, Vivian Rodríguez.

The serious housing crisis that the Island suffers often leaves testimonies of the thousands ofCubans who live in properties in very poor conditions, some even declared uninhabitable due to a high risk of collapse.