The procedure to evaluate damages has been started, and together with Seapal they will file a complaint for damages to properties.
In relation to the events that occurred on the afternoon of this Tuesday, August 10, about a slide of material from a slope inside a construction in the Amapas area, the municipal government announced that a procedure has been initiated to assess the damage and affectations, and define responsibilities.
The director of Urban Development and Environment of the City Council, Fernando López Márquez, reported that according to the preliminary report of the Directorate of Civil Protection and Firefighters of the Municipality, this landslide was due to the softening of the soil caused by the rains of the last days and the works of this construction site which is in a stage of earth movement and stabilization of the ground.
He indicated that all this was registered inside the property where the construction of some condominiums is planned, so that while the corresponding evaluations are carried out to determine the damages and effects on the properties and adjoining areas, it was ordered to stop the work and start the legal procedure.
The Municipal Civil Protection and Fire Department explained that it was a landslide with an approximate dimension of 15 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 30 meters deep, affecting Calle Santa Bárbara. A section approximately 8 linear meters of a stone masonry retaining wall of the building marked with the number 431 collapsed, as well as the formation of cracks greater than 5 centimeters apart that run vertically, from the base to the top, due to loss of material and undermining of the foundation.
In the first evaluations, it was detailed that damages were detected in some neighboring properties, as well as in Santa Bárbara Street due to the displacement of material, damage to electrical installations; and rupture of drinking water, drainage, and telephone facilities.
In this context, the agency carried out the preventive evacuation of 20 people from the buildings adjacent to the work on Santa Bárbara Street, due to the damage to the structural components. They also installed a security perimeter on both sides of the road, with a buffer area greater than 50 meters, leaving a permanent guard with personnel from the operational area of this agency and municipal traffic in order to restrict the passage of pedestrians and vehicles.
The preparation of a detailed certificate for the total closure of the work was placed in the main entrance area in order to restrict the entry of workers.
Regarding administrative actions, it will requested that the company responsible for the construction work carry out a comprehensive mitigation program and project, which includes the actions to be carried out for the repair of the roads, service facilities, and damages to the affected real estate.
It should be added that this agency in charge of Adrián Bobadilla García had already alerted the builders about this situation, since on March 23 of this year, through official letter number DPCB / 04/677/2021 recommendations were issued to the director responsible for project work to conclude the slope stabilization work. The site was in an administrative process of closure by PROFEPA, where there were latent risk conditions due to landslides and material fall, which could affect both the neighboring properties, as well as the infrastructure and roads.