havana roydis vald dilapidate home animas street densely pack center old havana declare uninhabitable cuba communist authorities years ago neighbor say hurricane irma shake cuban capital crumble architectural jewel caribbean vald brother find collapse wall two seven people kill fall build island havana historic center baroque spanish colonial-era palaces butt shoulder sleek art deco apartment build already crumble take lash irma visible reminder hardship cause 57-year u.s. trade embargo residents fear violent storm bad hit cuban mainland since 1932 accelerate city decline eye hurricane reach capital tropical-storm force wind heavy rain out band well storm surge work havoc decrepit build salty water irma heavy rain seep brick mortar capital build worsen corrosion likely cause raft new collapse residents architects warn sun come things really start fall apart havana say berta rodriguez 71-year-old pensioner live animas street know vald brother well spend years ask state remove say cry state answer irma shine unwelcome spotlight caribbean nation house problems tricky time government already deal cash crunch wake steep decline aid key ally venezuela cuba also face political transition president raul castro step next year symbolize pass baton generation lead 1959 revolution rodriguez evacuate son sturdy home hurricane say ask communist authorities new home 20 years echo frustrations many havana residents revolution lead raul castro elder brother fidel cuban state confiscate many havana grand historic build distribute poor middle-class families years divide ever-smaller units maintain build punish tropical climate however fell wayside communist government prioritize universal healthcare education well build infrastructure impoverish countryside state salaries average 30 per month credit hard get cubans say money fix build builder tell need repair wall full hole find cash say rodriguez suffer chronic bronchitis make bad badly leak ceiling 4,400 case damage house report capital due irma state-run media say thursday authorities confirm nearly 1,200 build entirely partially destroy city work restore damage roof prepare two shelter families leave homeless newspaper granma add solve part far great problem house deficit nation 11 million people rise last year 30,000 nearly 900,000 units government tell parliament july havana estimate shortage 200,000 home state build 316,595 home 1990 2013 effort president construction commission santiago lajes choy tell parliament still insufficient litza penalver whose sister family live build animas street partially destroy irma say authorities want get residents want demolish cover errors say want oblige us stay large shelter wait new house wait last 30 years cuba resources many havana residents say would prefer stay decrepit home matter dangerous rather move large shelter offer privacy still rainy season ongoing many worry hurricanes could hit end november irma exacerbate frustration cuba house problems even dissidents say unlikely fuel outright opposition government might spontaneous isolate expressions discontent say jose daniel ferrer leader patriotic union cuba unpacu one island large dissident group organize protest clear political aim give high level repression moment rodriguez penalver others animas street say political problem note strong supporters revolution topple right-wing dictator fulgencio batista 1959 subsequently provide free healthcare education ordinary cubans love country say penalver add spanish passport choose live cuba look political problems look solution house issue irma shake havana 's deadly crumble build