Residents of the favorite neighborhood Santa Catalina in the city Palma de Mallorca has been living in dust, noise and without water for three weeks. This is due to the reconstruction of the water and sewer pipeline, which is carried out on Carrer Del Street by the city water company, writes the local portal.
“We can’t open windows for three weeks because of dust,” he complains Maríathat lives on the first floor. “They told us last Monday Water shutdown from 8:00 to 14:00. We prepared a bucket … It was six o’clock in the evening and we still didn’t have a drop, ” She complained.
In her words The street is completely dug up and only pedestrians and motorbikes that drive on a narrow sidewalk can pass it. “There have almost been several accidents,” described. The situation is also worsened by heat. “Workers are not responsible for it. I carry them water because they work in inhuman conditions,” she added.
However, problems according to Maríe do not end with dust and noise. “You are going to take a shower and find cockroaches there. It’s disgusting,” she shocked by her revelation. Open sewer excavations cause insects in the bathrooms on the first floors. And not just that. “The rats are as big as rabbits,” emphasizes and reveals that already Several bars and restaurants nearby complained about the invasion.
Although the municipal water company claims that the water supply was renewed on Monday, June 30 at 4:00 pm, several residents remained without water even long after that time. The company refers to all complaints to the municipality, but residents feel helpless. “They just connect us from one number to another,” María finished.