The demonstration, which took place in the town of Pontezuela, occurred spontaneously with pots and pans and protest slogans.
LIMA, Peru – A new protest broke out last night in Mayarí, province of Holguín, where a group of neighbors gathered to demand the restitution of basic services such as water and electricity, affected since the passage of Hurricane Melissa at the end of October.
The demonstration, which took place in the town of Pontezuela, occurred spontaneously with pots and pans and protest slogans, as evidenced videos sent to this newspaper. Among the most heard cries was “We want current!”, which resonated along with other demands.
Sources of CubaNet They reported that the local mayor and an officer from the Cuban regime’s political police appeared at the scene. The authorities said they did not know the magnitude of the electrical damage and assured that the service could be restored in about two days.
These are the second protests reported from Mayarí in the last 48 hours. After almost a month living between blackouts, water shortages and the absence of a state response, the residents of Seboruco also decided to take to the streets to demand solutions.
The community, affected since the passage of Hurricane Melissa On October 28, 2025, he reported that he had to survive 23 days without basic services or government attention.
The protest, registered in images published by independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada On his Facebook profile, he brought together dozens of neighbors who denounced to government representatives the institutional abandonment that, they claim, they have suffered since the impact of the cyclone.
“We have been without electricity for 23 days, without drinking water, drinking water from a contaminated dam and carrying water from the rivers. They turned on the current a few meters from here and nothing. Nobody has come to see anything, or to worry about the situation,” the residents expressed in one of the recordings released by Tan.
In the community, they say, there live sick children and elderly people who do not have food or basic conditions to survive. “We are tired of complaining, of calling, and no one does anything. We no longer know what to do or who to turn to,” the residents denounced.
As reported Cuban Diarythe protest intensified during the afternoon, when a group of women—accompanied by some men—began banging cauldrons and ringing the warehouse bell, traditionally used to notify the arrival of regulated products. The action attracted more neighbors, until there were about 20 people, according to reporter Osniel Ramírez.
Ramírez explained that the unrest was exacerbated after a publication by pro-government journalist Emilio Rodríguez, who assured that Seboruco had already recovered electricity. Although the information was partially true—a small segment of five or six homes had been reconnected days before—the majority of the town was still without power or water, which heightened indignation.
Ramírez confirmed that after an exchange with the delegate, the neighbors decided to summon more people from the winery itself and that shortly after, the leaders of the cyclone command post went to the scene in a jeep and began to offer explanations.
According to the information collected by Cuban Diaryauthorities resumed electrical service around five in the afternoon, after sustained pressure from protesters.
Despite the partial restoration of electricity, residents say they still face serious water supply problems because the community is located in an elevated area, where the supply depends directly on electricity.
