‘I can’t take it anymore’: Cuban mother with sick girl condemns housing conditions

Cuban mother Elizabeth Pérez Núñez said on Facebook Thursday that she and her 5-year-old daughter, who suffers from microcephaly and cerebral palsy, suffer from poor housing conditions in Ciego de Ávila province .

The family lives in the Las Yaguas neighborhood and their house is regularly flooded, which has affected the minors.

The house is lined with zinc and fiber cement and the floors are made of earth, so when it rains, the house will be flooded, The girl had her lungs removed after pneumonia and she was always sick because of the humidity.

the provincial government They only replied to the mother that there were no materials.

Perez added: “I went to the city hall many times and they told me that there was no material to even make a room for my daughter. This video I uploaded here is my social worker showing the government, just For fun.” Nunes.

Given the seriousness of the situation, the mother turned to “my government, my country, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Help me build my house. If necessary, I turn to the whole world. Please All that person I can share my post with until it gets to Diaz-Canel. I need help.”

In another publication, the young mother reached out to Cuban comedian Lime Blanco for help and provided more details about the case.

Those interested in helping can contact Elizabeth Pérez Núñez at +5351037872.

The outlet has been reporting on the island’s housing crisis for years, with no immediate solution in sight.

Last May, ADN Cuba spread the story of Adisbel Palomino Guevara, a 22-year-old Cuban woman and mother of three who must Build her own home, because if she doesn’t, she loses the land she owns. Authorities gave her.but his Cuba’s economic situation and lack of supplies did not allow him to do so.

ADN Cuba attempted to contact the Cuban mother but had not received any reply as of the date of this note.