14ymedio, Havana, 5 April 2024 — With a return plan promised two weeks ago by the Government and still not completed, Cubans stranded in Haiti since February no longer want to “wait calmly.” A video published on social networks by a representative of the group attempts to pressure the Island’s authorities to take more forceful measures for their rescue. “All countries have already brought their citizens out of here. We are the only ones who are left,” says the collective.
The Cubans, who claim to number more than 250, confess to being desperate about the violent situation in the country, which does not allow them to leave their rental houses, in which they initially intended to be no more than a week. They are left without money or food, and the Cuban Government has not taken any action in the matter.
“It’s true that the Haitians have helped us, but we no longer have money, and we must pay for food, water, electricity. We have even contracted debts. That’s why we ask the Government of Cuba and the people who watch this video to help us get out of here,” said one of the Cubans.
“French, German and other citizens of the world have already been evacuated by their embassies. Only we remain, and we ask both Cuba and the international community to help us get out, because the situation is becoming more and more difficult,” stressed another of the travelers. “Our lives are in danger here.”
Another post on social networks of a woman who claims to be stranded in Port-au-Prince, questions whether the Government is really concerned about extracting its citizens from Haiti. “Is the Government unaware that there are pregnant women, peop
