This weekend, the coastal city had a historic storm that generated a sinkhole in the dunes on which luxurious buildings were built. Given the risk of collapse, all the inhabitants of the houses in danger had to be evacuated.
The coastal city of Chile, Vina del Mar suffered heavy rain this weekend that generated a huge sinkhole and more of 200 people had to be evacuated due to the risk of collapse of luxurious buildings in the area.
The rainfall was so heavy last Sunday that in just half an hour, it reached the rainfall record of the last decade. The intensity of the water fall generated a giant crack in the dune on which the buildings were built and there are risks of collapse.
“(I’ll try to rent a smaller apartment and speed up administrative and judicial procedures to see if we can return to the place,” Antonio Gausi, one of the neighbors affected by the emergency, told the AFP news agency.
The buildings were built on dunes, something that generated criticism from local authorities and experts. These are homes that They reach 390,000 dollars.
“Build on a dune system is a delicate situation“explained the Minister of Public Works of Chile, Jessica López, about the causes of the land displacement.
According to different estimates, Repairs could take at least eight months. In the last month of August, it opened another sinkhole a few meters from this placewhich had already generated criticism for these buildings.
Source: Ambito
