Havana/A breakdown in Havana’s hydraulic system has generated interruptions in the water supply in Guanabacoa and several areas of Eastern Havana. The breakage has also caused a large-scale flood at the intersection of Calzada de San Miguel and Calle 1ra, in the San Miguel del Padrón municipality.
The powerful leak of water gushing from the road flooded the streets without control until it even reached nearby homes. Videos spread on social networks show how the strong current was used by children to play, as if it were a river. The irony of seeing so much water running in a city that suffers from chronic water shortages generated reactions of both astonishment and indignation.
According to the state company Aguas de La Habanathe breakage occurred around 4:00 pm this Saturday, and the damage occurred in the 48-inch conduit of the conductor Nudo A Tanque María Cristina. As a security measure and in order to facilitate repair work, seven pieces of equipment have been paralyzed at the Fuente de Abasto del Gato.
In the comments to the official publication, several users denounced how the water supply problem transcends this incident. Neighbors pointed out supply failures that have lasted for periods of weeks, in areas as dissimilar as Habana Vieja, Alturas de La Lisa, Luyanó, Altahabana, Arroyo Arenas, Playa and Cotorro.
Some users comment that the pipeline was affected before, but had not been attended to by the authorities
The episode highlights the fragility of the hydraulic infrastructure in the capital, which suffers decades of deterioration without adequate repairs and a demand that exceeds the real capacity of the system. in the news published by the Government of Havana in its official profilesome users comment that the pipeline was affected before, but had not been attended to by the authorities.
The indignation and skepticism of these reactions are framed in a situation in which these breakdowns in the supply system, as well as the persistent incidents in the electrical system, turn the basics into a constant challenge.
Aguas de La Habana reported that it will communicate when the repairs are completed and service is restored. Meanwhile, residents in affected areas will continue to experience disruption. The lack of hydraulic supply adds to the current crisis and the shortage that is suffocating an increasingly dissatisfied population.
