After the demonstration, the local authorities sent a pipe, which was insufficient.
Miami, United States. – Neighbors of the Altamira cast, in Santiago de Cubathey took to the street on the afternoon of this Monday to claim the restoration of the drinking water supply after spending months without service. After the demonstration, the local authorities sent a pipe, but the supply was insufficient to meet the needs of the neighborhood, according to a report of Martí News.
The protest occurred around 19 and Van, where a resident – who asked for anonymity – described Radio Martí The magnitude of shortage: “We are happening, vulgarly as they say, ‘the Niagara by bicycle’ … I am without sleep, watching nothing more [que pongan el agua]. We have an average of three or four months without water. ”
As he said, the delivery by pipe generated altercations among the settlers due to the shortage.
Recently, the Santiago de Cuba government recognized That the province is going through one of the most complex hydrological situations since 2014, with more than 400,000 people affected in 59 communities. Among the causes reported, lack of electricity explains 50% of the incidents; drought, 32%; and the deterioration of pumping equipment, 10%.
The neighbor interviewed by Martí News He pointed out that the neighborhood decided to publicly press at the inaction of the authorities. “They didn’t endure anymore and threw themselves in the street; and when government staff sees that, then it wants to act,” he explained.
After the protest, the authorities restored the network service, but the water did not reach the homes of Altamira due to the conditions of the land, the interviewee said. “It does not arrive, because Altamira is Loma, and for that water to get here now they have to pump it, on average, for two weeks in a row.” In his case, the impact was void: “At least, my cistern, or found out.”
