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FROM
CUBA
More than 30 days without running water
HAVANA, Cuba - October 6 (Amarilis C.
Rey, Cuba-Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - Residents
of the Mantilla neighborhood in Havana have
gone 30 days without running water in their
homes.
Water authorities blame the breakdown of
a motor that cut down pumping capacity,
although they said whoever was in charge
of opening the valves shared the blame.
Residents say they have only seen one tank
truck in all that time, and that the water
from that was not enough for everyone that
needed it.
Some said they have paid up to 200 pesos
to tank truck drivers to divert a load to
their homes, but most people in the neighborhood
say they can't afford that.
The area delegate to the local government
tried to put a positive spin on the situation,
saying there were no mosquito breeding grounds
in the neighborhood: "How could we
have standing water if there isn't enough
even for the people?"
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