The governor of the Province of Buenos Aires took the measure to accelerate assistance and rescue tasks, after the collapse of the Dubrovnik Hotel.
The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, declared this Wednesday state of emergency for 30 days in the Villa Gesell district, as a measure to accelerate assistance and rescue tasks after the collapse of the Dubrovnik Hotel, which for now left seven dead and one person missing.
The announcement was made in the Official Gazette of the Province through the Decree 2624/24 signed on Monday, which decrees “the state of emergency in the Villa Gesell district, so that the Provincial Government provides the most urgent assistance to the victims through concrete actions.”
According to what they reported, the objective is to “carry out urgent works and execute the necessary actions to solve or mitigate the consequences of the disaster caused by the collapse of the Dubrovnik Hotel on October 29, 2024, avoiding the worsening of the humanitarian situation”.
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Thus, the provincial government will be able to make contracts, make expenses and make urgent decisions. The declaration of the state of emergency It can be carried out in disaster situations such as fires, floods and other emergencies to carry out works and actions immediately.
For its part, the municipality of Villa Gesell reported through a statement that “Rescue efforts have continued steadily for eight days.”
In that sense, he added: “Emergency crews continue to search for the latest victim, Dana Desimone, while they remove debris that will be analyzed to advance the investigation.”
Kicillof had visited the collapse area on October 30 passed to closely follow the work of fire and rescue personnel. There he met with the municipal Crisis Committee and thanked all the people participating in the operation.
Collapse in Villa Gesell: who is Dana Desimone, the only person trapped in the rubble
Dana Desimone He is the only person who remains trapped in the rubble due to the collapse of the Dubrovnik hotel in the spa town of Villa Gesell which left seven dead.
The 28-year-old was the girlfriend of Nahuel José Stefanic (nephew of the former owner of the complex María Rosa Stefanic) and was a native of Juan Nepomuceno Fernández, a rural town that is located about 80 kilometers from Necochea.
At the age of 10 he moved with his family to the Buenos Aires district of Lomas de Zamora and went to school Our Lady of the Garden in Temperley.
During the coronavirus pandemic, he started a baking venture called “Lucky” that developed between Lomas and Lanús and then moved it to Villa Gesell.
Source: Ambito
