GÜINES, August 7 (José Izquierdo, Grupo Decoro /
www.cubanet.org) - Officials of the Valle del Perú cattle ranch, near the
town of Casiguas, Havana province, didn't have enough fuel to supply water to
the townspeople and the cattle, and they decided the cattle came first.
July 31 they ordered that their tankers not deliver any more water to
Casiguas, citing they didn't have enough fuel. Previously, the tankers had
delivered water to the town, which doesn't have its own water supply.
Residents said that the manager of the cattle operation, a man known as
Romelio, said that the town will get water only when there is extra fuel after
the cattle have been provided for.
Luis Hernández, a local resident, said: "There are people who
need water, children and older folks, who cannot carry it for miles." At
present, residents have no option but to carry containers with water back home.
Local government officials say they don't have the resources to provide
water service.
"We are totally dependent on the managers of the cattle ranch to send
us some water," said one resident.
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