An unexpected off and its impact
On April 28, a widespread blackout immersed millions of citizens in the dark, leaving behind a bleak scenario: homes without light, inoperative devices and cut communications. While for many it was a momentary disadvantage, in Montcada i Reixac, the situation is revealed as a reflection of a deeper reality.
The Besòs Pla: a forgotten neighborhood
In this place between the Besòs river and the BV-5001 road, more than a hundred families live in extreme precariousness. Without access to the mains, drinking water, sewer or garbage collection services, the Besòs plan becomes an example of urban marginalization that challenges the most basic rules of decent life.
An invisible neighborhood and its history
For more than 15 years, evicted people or from situations of vulnerability have been established in this settlement. While urban planning plans ignore their existence, their daily struggle to survive becomes more and more evident.
An Amb La Cañada Real
The analogy with the Real Cañada in Madrid is inevitable. There, thousands of people experienced prolonged off, but in the Besòs plain, the light has never arrived. Without electrical infrastructure or regulation, neighbors have to deal with a reality where self -sufficiency is a requirement for survival.
Improvised solutions in a hostile environment
With gasoline generators and irregular solar panels, the inhabitants try to illuminate their lives in an environment where precariousness is the norm. Light becomes a scarce good, and living conditions are a reflection of institutional abandonment.
Human Rights and Social Justice
The problem is not only urban planning, it is a blatant human rights violation. Living without electricity is not a minor matter; It affects the health, education and dignity of people. At a time when we talk about sustainability and energy transition, these communities are still excluded from the basic services.
The paradox of climate justice
While administrations promote green initiatives, the reality of the Besòs plan defies the ideology of a sustainable future. Climate justice cannot be effective if it does not include those who have been systematically forgotten.
The need for an immediate action
It is urgent to stop looking elsewhere. It is not only a provisional solutions, but also of guaranteeing universal access to basic services such as light and water. The responsibility falls on all of us, and it is unacceptable that, in the middle of the 21st century, there are still families living in unworthy conditions. Human dignity must be a priority for all.
The voices of the Besòs plain deserve to be heard. It’s time to act and build a future where no one is behind.