Neighbors from different Buenos Aires neighborhoods took to the streets this Tuesday afternoon to lead protests against power cuts that around 6:00 p.m. affected almost 150,000 homes while the thermal sensation exceeded 37 degrees.
At the corner of Lima and Estados Unidos in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Constitución, numerous residents gathered from 5:00 p.m. for a “symbolic noise” with which they demanded from the authorities and the provider Edesur the normalization of the electricity supply and denounced that they have suffered recurring problems in it for more than a month.
The protest was accompanied by the music of drums, pans and even plastic bottles, while the banners carried slogans such as “we want light” or “a month in the dark and without water. Edesur we want the light now”.
Haydeé, a 77-year-old neighbor who lives in a nearby building, told Télam: “I live on the sixth floor of a building where the elevator doesn’t work due to a lack of electricity; every day I have to go down 140 steps and I’m really tired of this situation.”
The neighbor emphasized that due to this situation she had to leave her home “for health reasons” and added that “Edesur never approached a crew to resolve this situation.”
“For 15 days we have been like this, the building is in the dark and we expect an immediate solution,” he added.
For his part, Matías, a resident of Carlos Calvo street, stated: “Four weeks ago I had problems with electricity, when the service returns, many neighbors have problems with voltage and several electrical appliances burned out; this is a total abandonment on the part of of Edesur”.
“The only one who answers us is an electronic answering machine“Questioned the neighbor.
Along the same lines, Silvana, a kiosquera on Lima street, stated “the power outages ruined my business.”
“I had to throw away a lot of merchandise due to the loss of the cold chain generated by the lack of refrigerators,” The merchant who has had her business for 10 years declared outraged.
Regarding this aspect, Silvana reiterated her claim against Edesur emphasizing: “Every 36 hours we must make a new claim, because the company does not give us a solution.”
“We see on social networks that this company (Edesur) sends water to the affected neighborhoods, but here it never came close. We feel abandoned and cheated,” clarified the neighbor while effusively hitting a saucepan.
While the Constitución protesters sustained the noise, residents of different Buenos Aires neighborhoods called for similar protests for 7:00 p.m. in Corrientes and Billinghurst, at 7:30 p.m. in Córdoba and Jean Jaures, and at 8:00 p.m. in Cuenca and Nogoyá, among other points.
In addition, the Roca and Belgrano Sur railways provided limited service due to protests over the roads of residents without electricity in the Buenos Aires town of Hudson and in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Lugano.
