The property, which was never completed, is declared in danger of collapse.
Miami, United States. – Neighbors of Building No. 3, on J de Punta Gorda Street (Municipality MoaHolguin), warn that they have lived for decades in high -risk conditions and that the structure could give in “at any time.” The property – 40 homes and mostly occupied by nickel factory workers – is “declared in danger of collapse”, according to A public complaint Disusted on Facebook by News scissors.
“We want solution, no more lies. We do not want them to act as heroes when the building collapses. We need decent housing,” residents expressed to that medium.
According to testimonies collected by Martí Newsthe building was raised in the 1980s as a state work, was unfinished and ended up being occupied by families that enabled him by his own means. “It’s almost uninhabitable,” said a neighbor identified as Emelda, who denounced falls from several people – including children – on the improvised and deteriorated stairs.
The inhabitants link the progress of deterioration to external factors. On the one hand, they ensure that the explosions in the nearby nickel mines and the earthquakes in the eastern region of Cuba cause continuous shaking. Other residents argue that the work was never completed by a geological fault.
News scissors He said that the property dates from 1983, lacks antisismic matajunas and that “every explosion of nickel mines causes shudder and greater inclination of the structure.”
Among the dangers listed by the neighbors are detachments of debris and improvised steps, which have caused accidents “even to workers of the electric company.” They also report that “older people live with fear and children have suffered head injuries.”
To this are added health problems and access to services. Residents denounce “Masonal Water Filtrations” that reach beds and bathrooms “with unbearable odors.” Although “they pay light, water and electricity,” they point out that “repairs never come.” Communication is also “almost impossible”: they claim not to have 2G coverage, just a 4G signal “climbing a hill”, and suffering from blackouts that leave them incommunicado.
The testimonies agree that, despite the risk, many families remain in the building because they have no other housing alternative. “There are children, pregnant women, older people,” Emelda described about the daily use of table stairs.
Another recurring complaint is the administrative condition with which local authorities consider them. The inhabitants say they are qualified as “illegal”, what – according to say – has prevented them from receiving help modules even after natural disasters such as Hurricane Ike in 2008.
