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Drinking the Water From the Tanker Trucks is a Time Bomb for Cubans’ Health

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 1 November 2017 — When their daughter turned seven, the family stopped boiling its drinking water. “It took me a long time,” explains the mother in the gastroenterology office. Soon after, the little girl showed symptoms of being infected with amoeba, a parasite closely linked to the poor quality of drinking water on … Continue reading “Drinking the Water From the Tanker Trucks is a Time Bomb for Cubans’ Health”

About 60,000 Havanans Receive Water via Tanker Trucks / Rosa Lopez, 14ymedio

14ymedio, Rosa Lopez, Havana, 25 May 2015 – A sound that is inseparable from the streets of Habana Centro (Central Havana) is the screech of the trucks filled with water, with their metal wheels on the asphalt. This symphony of necessity has become more intense in recent months because of the frequent cuts in supply that … Continue reading “About 60,000 Havanans Receive Water via Tanker Trucks / Rosa Lopez, 14ymedio”

Residents in Manzanillo, Cuba, Receive Water Every 30 Days, and a Part Is Lost Due to Leaks

14ymedio, Juan Matos, Manzanillo (Granma province), April 11, 2024 — With orders from the municipal company Aqueduct, a backhoe opened a long ditch in the central Martí Street, in the port city of Manzanillo. The objective: to install a new central pipe to replace the old one, which had multiple leaks. But the cure, say … Continue reading “Residents in Manzanillo, Cuba, Receive Water Every 30 Days, and a Part Is Lost Due to Leaks”

While Cuba Runs Out of Fuel, Four Tanker Trucks Arrive at Esther’s Gas Station Over Three Days

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 3 February 2024 — Few gas stations in Havana escape the fuel crisis that prevails in the country, stirred up by the postponement of the new rates for its purchase. Among the exceptions are Los Paraguas and Corral Falso, the two gas stations managed on Telegram by Esther Lilian Pérez … Continue reading “While Cuba Runs Out of Fuel, Four Tanker Trucks Arrive at Esther’s Gas Station Over Three Days”

Las Tunas Is Desperate Due to the Lack of Water and the Inaction of the Cuban Authorities

14ymedio, Havana, November 24, 2023 — A week after the authorities promised that the water supply would stabilize in Las Tunas, thousands of residents in the province remain without service this Friday. The installation of a pump – to whose absence the authorities had attributed the shortage – did not improve the situation, and citizens, … Continue reading “Las Tunas Is Desperate Due to the Lack of Water and the Inaction of the Cuban Authorities”

A Dozen Women Block a Street in Old Havana After Several Days Without Water

14ymedio/EFE, Havana,12  November 2023 — With buckets, tanks and other containers, a dozen women with their children blocked the way for vehicles on Monte Street on the corner of Agramonte Street in Old Havana. After several days without any water supply, residents in the area decided to cut off traffic this Saturday in protest of … Continue reading “A Dozen Women Block a Street in Old Havana After Several Days Without Water”

Residents Block a Street in Central Havana After 35 Days Without Water

14ymedio, Nelson García, Havana, 24 September 2023 — An improvised barricade erected by the neighbors of Dragones Street, between Rayo and San Nicolás in Central Havana, has forced the authorities this Sunday to move a water truck to the neighborhood suffering from the lack of water. The barricade, made with buckets, plastic tanks and other … Continue reading “Residents Block a Street in Central Havana After 35 Days Without Water”

Have Patience, the Part To Fix the Water Pump ‘Is Coming by Boat’ and Will Arrive in Cuba in a Month

14ymedio, Havana, 13 July 2023 — Some residents of the municipality of Playa in Havana have spent five consecutive days without water, this newspaper has learned. The suspension of the service adds to the long list of breakdowns suffered by the entire capital, and the government assures that work is being done to offer solutions. … Continue reading “Have Patience, the Part To Fix the Water Pump ‘Is Coming by Boat’ and Will Arrive in Cuba in a Month”

Cuba: Police Will Go ‘House to House’ in Villa Clara to Find the Water Thieves

14ymedio, Havana, 24 March 2023 — The Villa Clara Police discovered 13 illegal connections and nine leaks in the Hanabanilla, a 15-mile system of pipes that supplies water to a large part of the central provinces of the Island. The farmers of the area had made multiple punctures in the pipes to divert the water … Continue reading “Cuba: Police Will Go ‘House to House’ in Villa Clara to Find the Water Thieves”

In Las Tunas, Cuba, Drought Forces Water to be Brought to 31 Villages by Train

14ymedio, Havana, 15 September 2022 — Some 100,000 inhabitants of the province of Las Tunas face a severe drought. The water deficit affects 450 communities, especially the municipality of Manatí, which is located in the northwest of the area. Faced with this situation, the inhabitants have had to be supplied with tanker trucks sent by … Continue reading “In Las Tunas, Cuba, Drought Forces Water to be Brought to 31 Villages by Train”

Fire at Matanzas Supertanker Base in Cuba is Controlled After Five Chaotic Days

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2022 — Although it recognizes that risks still persist, the Cuban Government declared the fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Base extinguished on Wednesday, five days after it began as a result of a lightning strike, according to the official version. In the four affected storage tanks, out of a total of … Continue reading “Fire at Matanzas Supertanker Base in Cuba is Controlled After Five Chaotic Days”

Cuba Celebrates World Water Day With More than 6,000 Leaks in its Pipelines

14ymedio, Madrid, 22 March 2022 — Almost a million Cubans have water supply problems, Cuban authorities admitted this Monday, the eve of World Water Day. In the official press, José Antonio Hernández Álvarez, general director of Water, Sanitation and Storm Drainage, has broken down what kind of circumstances occur in each case and has provided an … Continue reading “Cuba Celebrates World Water Day With More than 6,000 Leaks in its Pipelines”

For 3,000 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Water Comes Once a Month

14ymedio, Madrid, 2 February 2022 — The lack of water supply in some areas of Pinar del Río has reached a point of insanity. For up to 30 days at a time, 3,000 people in several municipalities in the province’s capital are without any water supply, according to Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the National Institute … Continue reading “For 3,000 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Water Comes Once a Month”

Breakdowns Worsen Multiple Failures in Cuba’s Water Supply

14ymedio, Havana, 14 May 2021 — With the increase in breakdowns in recent days, water supply problems have worsened throughout the country and the explanations given this Thursday on the Roundtable TV program have not helped to reassure Cubans. The focus was clear: the drought is serious, the phenomenon worsens with climate change, and the … Continue reading “Breakdowns Worsen Multiple Failures in Cuba’s Water Supply”

A Sunday Without Water in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 10 February 2020 — The strong smell and taste of oil of the water in the middle of last week in several Havana neighborhoods was not due to people’s imagination, nor was it a sabotage of “The Clandestinos,” as was rumored. The cause was a rupture of a pipeline that carries fuel to the … Continue reading “A Sunday Without Water in Havana”