The Cuban presidency confirms that “certain events of general chaos” occurred in the midst of the energy crisis

(CNN Spanish) – The Cuban presidency reported on Sunday that “specific incidents of general chaos” were recorded in Havana in the midst of an energy crisis that has kept much of the island without electricity since Friday.

In a series of letters on pSocial EditionThe entity published interventions by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, in which he indicated that he was supervising the situation the country is going through with “the outage of the national electrical system and the impact of Hurricane Oscar,” in relation to the phenomenon that made landfall east of the island on Sunday.

In one letter, Díaz-Canel spoke of the general chaos and said that his government “possessed all the readiness, all the ability, all the deployment and the scope of the systems that we have organized from the defense councils, from the organizations.” From the party, government and departments to respond to residents for any concerns. As long as it is done in a civilized manner.”

He added: “We will not accept or allow anyone to act in a way that causes vandalism, let alone changing the tranquility of the citizen in our city.”

This Sunday, millions of Cubans remained without electricity after the entire electrical system failed on Friday and the Ministry of Energy and Mines did not give certainty about when it could be restored at the general level.

For years, the island has been witnessing a serious shortage in its ability to generate electricity, but this situation has worsened in recent months due to fuel shortages and the breakdown of power plants.

Although no details were provided Sunday on the scope of the protests in Havana, power outages and lack of electricity supply in the past have contributed to social discontent that has led to large demonstrations rejecting the island’s government and demanding improved conditions.