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FROM
CUBA
Residents in Cuba concerned about overflowing
septic tanks
HAVANA, July 8 (Ernesto Roque / www.cubanet.org)
- Residents of Guaicanamar, just outside
Jaruco and south of the city of Havana,
say they are concerned about the proliferation
of overflowing septic tanks in the area,
since the last such situation two years
ago was followed by an outbreak of hepatitis.
Resident Neobel Castellanos said the current
problem dates back two months, and sanitary
authorities have not been able to address
it.
The local delegate of the Popular Power
has only stated that the problem has been
brought to the attention of higher authorities.
Communist Party second secretary Alexis
López said the matter "is priority
number one of the the local Party committee,"
explaining that there is only one high-pressure
truck available and that it has been occupied
in Havana. López said the situation
would be addressed by next Monday.
According to Jorge Luis Aspiolea, of the
National Institute of Hydraulic Resources,
in Havana alone there are 136,000 septic
tanks that demand resources for their cleaning.
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