Havana/The 1,842 megawatts (MW) of deficit that the island had on Thursday night again triggered protests in Havana, where the cacerolazos and screams of “freedom” and “current” expanded through several neighborhoods. In videos disseminated in social networks, families are seen taking the streets in the middle of a blackout that kept a large part of the capital and, for today, the deficit is even larger, of 1,900 MW.
On Thursday afternoon the capital company of the capital reported a fire in Unit 4 of the Antonio Maceo thermoelectric plant, “which caused a low technique” and an involvement of 250 MW per emergency in Havana, affecting several circuits, including those that reported demonstrations.
In Centro Habana, the neighbors did not limit themselves to protesting from the portals, but they left in mass on Monte Street demanding the restoration of the electrical service and other basic resources. Shortly after, photos taken by Cubanet They showed the same route with the restored and full of uniformed agents. This morning, as he verified 14ymediothe atmosphere was still tense on the avenue, through which people or the usual vendors did not circulate.
Also in Monte, according to a audiovisual Shared by the journalist José Luis Tan Estrada, the people cut the traffic with furniture and other domestic objects. At a point in the recordinga policeman approaches and withdraws one of the obstacles causing the screams and touches of cauldron of the protesters to rise in tone.
At a point in the recording, a policeman approaches and withdraws one of the obstacles causing the screams and touches of cauldron of the protesters to rise in tone
The children were also with adults. According to a publication by activist Yamilka Lafita, known as Lara Crofs, in the neighborhood of several mothers with their children they blocked a street in protest. “They are Chamas (…). They don’t think of sticking that I know them. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, you are directly responsible if something happens to any of those children,” the opposition wrote.
In other videos, police cars are shown reaching the neighborhoods to “shut up” people, who also played cauldrons in Altahabana and Lawton, according to testimonies and videos published on social networks.
The protests occur just three days after last Monday Several mothers will block Monte Calle itself next to their children asking for water. Police tried to dissuade them and pushed them, taking out the cubes from the road. Moments later, a pipe arrived at the place, guarded by the police.
The demonstration was headed by Magalys Anglada Mena, daughter of the activist resident in the United States Ariadna Mena Rubio, and who the police delivered a citation To “interview her” this Friday at the dragons station. His sister Sabrina also received the same document even though he did not participate in the protest.
This newspaper also reported a touch of cauldrons at the beginning of the week in the municipality of Cerro, on Primelles and Santa Catalina streets
This newspaper also reported a Touch of cauldrons At the beginning of the week in the municipality of Cerro, in Primelles and Santa Catalina streets, where the neighbors suffer up to 12 of a daily blackout.
Water scarcity, which affects the entire island by drought – in addition to the poor supply systems – seems impossible to resolve and as for the current, the daily report of the electricity union also does not predict an improvement. The unit 2 of the Felton thermoelectric (Holguin), the 5 and 8 of Mariel, the 5 of Nuevitas and the 3, 5 and 6 of Renté (Santiago de Cuba) are out of breakage. In maintenance there are three other units.
