The Emergency Service activated a protocol that includes the evacuation of people residing in the vicinity of the affected place; the causes of this fact are investigated.
Emergency services are activated in Zaruma (El Oro) after the collapse of a two-story house In the city center. In images captured by people who recorded what happened, it is observed how the structure collapses and takes nearby light connections with it.
[Comunicado] Actions deployed before sinking in the canton #Zaruma pic.twitter.com/7z37Fzqbkt
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This Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the residents of Zaruma They heard a crash when the house collapsed. The first versions of the authorities indicate that everything occurred due to a hole that enlarged and affected the foundations of the house. It is being investigated if this is related to the illegal mining that occurs in the area. In the past, the structure of a school was also affected by a hole created by irregular extractive activity.
The National Service for Risk and Emergency Management reported in a bulletin that this afternoon there was a subsidence in the urban area of the city. Specifically in the streets Colón and 10 de Agosto. That affected nearby homes. That is why he activated a protocol for the immediate evacuation of the affected families.
They also moved to the place members of the Fire Department to help in response tasks and the National Police to provide security abroad.
