
Mirella Martínez
Mirella Martínez is a 61-year-old former security guard living in Havana's Chinatown, who has been struggling with a severe water shortage in her flat for nearly three years, relying on daily trips to her daughter's workplace to collect water for her family.
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Mirella Martínez has been without running water in her flat for nearly three years and struggles to fetch water daily.
‘We count every litre’: how Cuba’s energy crisis sparked a daily struggle for water | Access to waterThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-07-26




