HAVANA, Cuba.- This Sunday, the various news programs on Cuban Television were focused on the weather situation. Most of the information dealt with the unflattering prospects that loom over our country: for the western provinces, an organism with ample chance of becoming a hurricane; for the eastern ones, the immediate prospect of new rains that add to the many falls in that region (especially in Guantanamo) recently.
The Castro-communist chatterboxes, faithful to the directives received from their bosses, hammered away at the preparations that were made and the numerous meetings held (no one can beat these communists in holding assemblies of all kinds). The central idea was to project an image of worryefficiency and care for the citizens who would have to face the effects of bad weather.
The meetings of the provincial “defense councils” were frequent. In essence, these are the same old communist bosses. They are headed by the corresponding First Secretary, only metamorphosed into the brand new “President of the Defense Council.” They all appear dressed in military uniforms. One would think that, by covering themselves with bean-colored clothing, they were trying to project an image of change and greater effectiveness than usual.
The forecast of the mayimbes It seemed to cover all aspects of that threatening situation: supplying supplies, cleaning sewers and pruning trees, harvesting crops already available. It was also announced that, given the danger of the dams overflowing, people downstream will begin to be evacuated.
The “homeless” ruler himself considered it his duty to join the propaganda offensive with a trill in his account of Twitter): There he raised the need to maintain “permanent communication with our people through all means.” The official announcers, more specifically, alluded to the use of “talking motors” and even conversations with the citizens “face to face”.
In summary: It would seem that, at least for this time, it is a matter of making the official and demagogic slogan a reality: that “the Revolution leaves no one helpless”… I clarify that, of course, this could only be done within the very narrow boundaries that remain at the disposal of the authorities in the midst of the widespread misery that the socialist system imposed from power, inefficient and wasteful, has established to the misfortune of Cubans. It wouldn’t be much, but at least it would be something.
We permanently monitor the weather situation on #Cuba and its possible evolution. We have been in communication with the provinces. Measures are being taken over time. I insist to the authorities: permanent communication with our people, through all possible means.
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) November 3, 2024
So, should we recognize (at least on this occasion) that the Castro-communist regime is acting correctly in benefit of his subjects? I must admit that, at least I, I don’t dare to do that much. And note that it is not because my extreme opposition (which is real) to Cuban misgovernment prevents me from seeing and recognizing the few successes it may have.
The problem, in this case, is another and much more serious. This is a scandalous and outrageous situation: For anyone who observes the events on the island with a critical spirit, the only thing that shows the overwhelming activity that the Cuban authorities are currently displaying is that all of this was completely missing when, a few days ago , the torrential rains They fell on Baracoa, Imías, San Antonio del Sur and other Guantanamo towns.
Indeed, in the reality of the facts, what with the best good will in the world we could call “government response” to the rains torrential rains a few days ago in the easternmost of the Cuban provinces was frankly non-existent. That, of course, is not explained by the feathers or the parrots at the service of Castro-communism. But the sepulchral silence they keep about that dark reality is very eloquent. Despite all the efforts they make to project the opposite image, the regime’s agitators cannot hide that the government’s response to the calamity of a few days ago was null.
To delve a little deeper into this aspect of the issue we will have to turn to the pages of the independent press. They do reflect, in a truthful and objective manner, the extreme degree of helplessness and abandonment suffered by the population of the province of Guantánamo in the face of the stormy rains of a few days ago. This same digital newspaper is a good example of this.
In this great collective tragedy, above all, the most absolute misinformation prevailed. When the bad weather arrived, entire communities were unaware of the tremendous magnitude of what was coming upon them. The torrential rainfall and the resulting floods surprised them—as the popular phrase goes—“with their pants down”…
The effects of this total lack of information were not long in coming. A shocking report by Damián Fernández, published in these same pages of CubaNetshows us the vicissitudes of two elderly men of both sexes. If they both managed to save their lives it was because she clung to the blinds of her window; and he, standing on a chair, grabbed hold of his shop window.
In short, both were rescued by two young people “who jumped headlong with a rope.” “We are alive thanks to them,” says the woman, who concludes: “I have no way to thank them.” And the regime’s uniformed men? And the amphibious means that they are supposed to have? And the Civil Defense? Fine, thanks. All of these were conspicuous by their absence.
To make matters worse, the greedy Castro-communist State, apparently, does not have the resources to provide material aid to the people of Guantanamo who, after the torrential downpours and their consequent floods, have been left, as they say, “with one hand in front and the other behind.” The headline of a report Cuban Diary He expresses it with crystal clarity: “Cubans who lost everything will have to pay for construction materials and mattresses.”
In a word, dear readers, the unfortunate Cuba, in the midst of the misery enthroned by Castro-communism, is preparing to once again face the attacks of nature. In the case of the Guantanamo residents, for the second time in a decade. Luckily, it seems that the calamities suffered during the previous attack have shaken the authorities from their lethargy and that, this time, those compatriots from the easternmost province will not be as unprepared and abandoned to their fate as on the previous occasion.
