Cuba protests once again against blackouts and hunger

Cubans took to the streets in the coastal town of Santa Cruz del Sur, on Monday in the Camagüey province, to protest the economic situation and to demand electricity be restored. Shouts were heard at the spontaneous protest: Protesters took to the streets chanting and shouting insults towards the Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel:

¡Pongan la corriente, pinga! ¡Díaz-Canel, singao! ¡Abajo Canel! ¡Abajo las barrigas llenas de allá arriba "No queremos más comunismo. ¡Libertad!" The situation went viral on social media.

On the same Monday in the town of Bejucal a group of demonstrators went to the headquarters of the Communist Party. On the other hand, during the night in the city of Caibarién, its inhabitants came out in the middle of the darkness to protest to demand freedom.

Similar protests took place on Saturday in Jagüey Grande, Matanzas in western Cuba. Several people gathered in front of the municipal government headquarters to demand a solution to the energy crisis.

Power supply problems have been affecting Cubans for months. People have come out to protest Miguel Diaz-Canel's dictatorship on countless occasions in recent months, but the damage from Hurricane Ian further affected the situation in Cuba. As Ian made its way through the Caribbean island, it caused a major national blackout that once again highlighted the instability of services on the island. One of the most affected provinces was Pinar del Río, about 60 miles from Havana. In addition to the power outages, there were also problems with the drinking water supply, problems on agricultural plantations and Internet service was suspended.