Desperation led Dayron to acquire a tank that had been used to store ink.
By Natalia Lopez Moya (14ymedio)
HAVANA TIMES – He vigorously scrubs the inside of the tank and an orange liquid with a strong chemical smell comes out. “It was cheaper because it’s recycled,” Dayron boasts as he shows off a blue plastic tank that he is reconditioning to increase the water reserves in his home, which has been hit by the instability in the water supply now affecting Havana. “Before, it was used to store ink, I think it was the kind used to print newspapers,” he tells 14ymedio.
The rooftops, balconies, terraces and walkways of the city have been filling up with these tanks that have always been part of the urban landscape on the Island but which, in recent years, have multiplied due to the constant breakages of the pipes and pumping equipment. “I look out the window and see tanks everywhere, people are putting them even on the narrowest balconies because they know that this problem will last a while, there is no short or medium term solution,” explains Dayron, a resident of J Street between 19 and 21 in El Vedado.
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