Collapse in Villa Gesell: they declared three days of mourning for the tragedy

The Municipality of Villa Gesell officially decreed three days of mourning because of the commotion generated by the Dubrovnik hotel collapsetragedy that has already left at least two dead. It is about Federico Ciocchini, 84 years old, and Maria Rosa Stefanicwho was the former owner of the place, 52 years old.

For its part, another woman was found alivealthough with serious injuries, rescued and transferred to Mar del Plata where he recovers from injuries. She is Maria Josefa Bonazza79 years old, Coicchini’s wife.

However, six people still need to be found: Nahuel José Stefanic25 years old; your partner Dana Simone; Matías Chaspman27 years old; Mariano Troiano46; Javier Fabián Gutiérrez and Ezequiel Matu.

The municipality’s statement

The determination of the duel was announced in a statement on Wednesday evening, in the middle of the rescue operation that continues to be carried out.

“Starting today and for a period of three days, municipal duel is declared in the Villa Gesell District on the occasion of the tragic collapse that occurred in the Dubrovnik hotel”, begins the published writing.

Likewise, the authorities stated that The event “has caused deep consternation” in front of the heartbreaking scenario that moves the town and the entire country.

“The Municipal Government expresses its solidarity with the families of the victims, sharing their pain in this difficult moment,” they continued, adding that “during the three days of mourning The national flag will remain hoisted at half-mast in all the party’s public buildings.

“The Ministry of Culture, Education and Sports informs that All activities, workshops, disciplines and shows are suspended until November 4,” they said in the statement.

The history of landslides

The collapse in Villa Gesell set off alarms about the situation of construction in the Atlantic Coast and the work of the municipalities, which must carry out exhaustive control over the projects. Faced with the serious situation, some background on collapses.

In January 2020, the same spa city had already had an incident after three balconies will collapse of a building located on Avenida Costanera N°69, between Buenos Aires and 301.

At that time, experts announced that The fall of one of the balconies generated a domino effectwhich caused the detachment to the ground of the construction.

Likewise, There were no injuries or fatalities to report.but it did generate terror as it was the beginning of the summer season.

On the other hand, in 2018 in Mar del Plata two balconies of a building located in Punta Mogotes They broke off and ended the life of Agustina Ferro35 years old, already India Luzardiher 3-year-old daughter.

That same year, but in Saint Theresethe roof of a cultural center that was being built collapsed and caused the death of six people. At the time of the landslide, 12 workers were working, of which only half managed to emerge from the rubble alive.

Two years later, in July 2020, also in Mar del Plata a masonry fell from a building and killed a woman who was walking through the area along with her daughter and another girl, who were unharmed.

A little further back in time, in 1992, A balcony gave way and four young tourists died in Pinamar. After an investigation, those responsible for the construction of the property, the brothers Juan and Andrés Majesky, went to trial and received a sentence of three years of suspended prison and nine years of professional disqualification.

According to them, Constructions on the Coast are at greater risk due to sea salt that spreads by the windsadded to the high temperatures and the little shade that there is in these cities.