The incident occurred when the rainfall caused the fall of a wall that separated several homes from a workshop, which generated a sudden entry of water into the houses.
Miami, United States. – A five -month -old baby, identified as Neimar Francisco Valdés Pérez, died on Monday in the municipality of El Cerro, in Havana, after a wall collapsed due to heavy rains and the water current snatched him from his mother’s arms, according to testimonies collected by several independent media.
The incident occurred when the rainfall caused the fall of a wall that separated several homes from a workshop, which generated a sudden entry of water into the houses. “It was impressive, in seconds. He didn’t give us time to anything,” he said to Martí News The minor’s aunt, Karen Rodríguez Dueñas, who managed to save her own son but could not prevent her sister -in -law to lose the little one in the middle of the torrent.
According to the testimonies of neighbors collected by 14ymedioresidents and relatives began a desperate search until the baby trapped behind a door.
Rescuers practiced resuscitation maneuvers and, according to the witnesses, the child opened his eyes before being transferred to the hospital, where he finally died.
The body was veiled at the funeral home and the funeral courtship left at 8:20 in the morning of this Tuesday, according to the staff of the place to 14ymedio.
The hill is one of the municipalities with the greatest constructive deterioration in Havana, where heavy rains usually generate sudden floods, especially in low areas with sewage obstructed by garbage. In minutes, the streets can become dangerous currents, and warnings on leaks, cracks and risk of collapse are rarely attended.
