The authorities told them that there was nowhere to locate them.
Madrid, Spain.- The residents of the building suffered by a Partial collapse this Monday, August 18 In Centro Habana they spent the night on the street, after the authorities informed them that there was no place available for immediate relocation.
Families still remain outpatient, in the midst of uncertainty and without response to their claims.
The collapse occurred around 6:30 in the morning in a building located on Reina Street, between Manrique and San Nicolás, when a third floor room collapsed over the second. About 15 families lived in the building, around 50 people, who were left in the street after the accident.
One of the neighbors, identified as Magaly, 75, was injured by being trapped under the debris and was transferred to the hospital thanks to the help of the residents themselves.
Although representatives of the municipal authorities presented themselves in the place, they retired without offering accommodation alternatives, a situation that left the neighbors with no other option to remain on public roads. “Where are they going to send us, for the field? I don’t go to the field because I’m going to starve. Why don’t they send us to the Lincoln hotel that is empty?” He questioned a resident.
This new episode reflects the deterioration of the housing fund in Havana, where landslides have become frequent due to the lack of maintenance in old buildings, many of them still inhabited by entire families that lack another option to live.
