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Woman barricades herself to prevent eviction
HAVANA, Cuba - May 3 (Roberto Santana
Rodríguez / www.cubanet.org) - Yudinela
Caridad Castro barricaded herself in the
home she occupied April 14 in the Párraga
neighborhood of Havana, after Arroyo Naranjo
municipal housing authorities threatened
to evict her.
Castro, 23, barricaded herself inside the
home with her one-and-a-half year old son.
She said she used to live nearby but her
home had been declared uninhabitable seven
years ago. After hurricane Charlie, in 2004,
destroyed the roof, authorities placed her
in the Vista Alegre transit refuge, and
promised her that within six months they
would find her a permanent place to live.
Castro said her son suffers from asthma
and heart problems.
"At the transit home I had to pay
20 pesos every day for water, because there
isn't any. There's constantly urine on the
floors and you have to keep your door closed
because of the shootings and the fights
due to the consumption of marihuana in the
place," she said from inside her barricaded
position.
"On April 14 I was told this house
was empty and I broke the seals and got
in. I did it for my son who is sick, because
I could live under a bridge if necessary."
On that same day, people from the housing
authority came around and told Castro she
would have to vacate the premises. "This
is social indiscipline," she reported
they said.
On April 20, officials came around again
and threatened to bring the police.
Castro said she is desperate and ready
to face the consequences to remain at the
home. She threatened to hurt herself and
her son if authorities tried to evict her.
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