“What they are doing to us is too much”

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- In the city of Bayamo, where Cubans have been affected by blackouts for almost a month, demotivation and fatigue have continued to escalate.

Interviewed by CubaNetCubans have stated that electricity outages can last between seven and eight hours.

“Up to 10 hours have been taken from us. You have to take firewood, charcoal and go out to the patio to cook on a stove,” said a man from Bayamese.

A Cuban woman expressed that her mother is in bed and every day she has to invent what to cook and how, and she also uses firewood to guarantee the cooking of food.

The population only has four to six hours of electricity during the day and must take advantage of this period to carry out domestic tasks that require electricity.

“Our food is spoiling and so are our medicines. This is an abuse. It’s not just here, it’s the entire country. They are abusing people. There are people bedridden who are having a hard time. It’s too much abuse already. You have to go out into the street if possible,” said neighbor Elisa Mayor Cabrera.

Another woman interviewed revealed that medical services are another area affected by the blackouts. Currently, she has gone several times for analysis but they tell her that there is no electricity and they have a generating plant that does not have oil.

Sitting on the sidewalks, playing dominoes, talking, the Bayamese watch life go by while they remain without electricity service.

The situation with the blackouts has reached the point of sparking protests in various parts of the country, where Cubans can no longer resist this context.