The shortage in Cuba continues to reach unsuspected limits, although it is not the first time that videos of Cubans collecting food from the ground have been leaked on social networks, either because there is leftover food or it is confiscated at an Agricultural Fair or because it falls off a truck. of transfers. The images, although not new, are still regrettable for any viewer in the world.
According to independent media, at an agricultural fair in Havana, necessity prevailed over impotence. A group of Cubans found themselves in the sad situation of collecting rice and beans from the ground, after these products were confiscated from a seller for alleged violations of price limits.
The unfortunate event occurred last Friday in the Río Verde neighborhood of the Boyeros municipality, in the Cuban capital. An inspector, accompanied by the National Revolutionary Police (PNR), confiscated the merchandise from the seller, a self-employed person who was seeking to support himself in a context of acute shortages. According to the story published by the Facebook page, “The Other Edge,” the seller threw some of his merchandise to the ground, angry at the confiscation.
Part of the products thrown to the ground were rice and beans, which are at stratospheric prices. The alleged reason for the seizure was alleged violations of price limits.
Cubans take to the fairgrounds to hunt for confiscated products
What were the consequences of this seizure that left several Cubans on the ground collecting food? First, this is an example of the desperation and helplessness among the compatriots who depended on these products for their food, second, the economic loss for the seller and last but not least, the image of desolation that reflects the complex reality of the country.
Some users on networks faced with this video and wondered if it was fair to confiscate basic products from small sellers in a context of scarcity, while others went further and questioned, until when will the Cuban people have to live with scarcity and uncertainty?
Truly, this incident leaves a bitter taste and a deep reflection on the reality experienced by thousands of Cubans who struggle daily to obtain basic food and their salaries do not support them.
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