He Governor of the province of Buenos Aires Axel Kicillof traveled to Villa Gessell to closely follow the rescue operation being carried out due to the Villa Gesell Landslide. The official was accompanied by the Minister of Development of the Buenos Aires Community, Andrés Larroque.
In detail, the fall of the building occurred last Tuesday on Buenos Aires and Calle 1 streets in Villa Gessell. Since then, the emergency services have carried out an arduous operation. As a result of the incident, the authorities They reported the death of an 84-year-old personconfirmed the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and work in the search for seven missing people.
Axel Kicillof traveled to Villa Gessell due to the collapse
What happened to the Dubrovnik hotel generated a great commotion. More than 24 hours after the fatal collapse, the governor of Buenos Aires He was present at the scene to supervise the work of firefighters and rescuers.
Throughout the morning, more than 200 staff dedicated to the rescue operation, they continued with the work of removing the debris. Likewise, the search for contact with any of those trapped also continued.
Kicillof arrived to join the province’s Minister of Security, Javier Alonsowho has been in Villa Gessell since last Tuesday. Alonso stated that the operation will not end until “the last stone of rubble” is removed and that the maximum objective they have is to “rescue the trapped people.”
In order to carry out the tasks during the night, the rescue personnel had to install lighting towers. On the other hand, they had to be used cranes to remove the heaviest debris and thus facilitate the work of rescuers
The Buenos Aires government formed a Emergency Committee in the early morning and, within that framework, the operation was coordinated with the Ministries of Health and Securityas reported by the Government. In this way, the authorities decided to send two teams specialized in highly complex medical care, as well as professionals from the Provincial Critical Incident Mental Health Network who went from Mar del Plata. The province also made the medical plane and a helicopter available for possible transfers.
Javier Alonso declared that they are going to “collect all the evidence so that there is no impunity” and gave details of the operation
The Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires gave statements after the tragic collapse of a hotel in Villa Gesell and explained that beyond the rescue work carried out, his portfolio must also focus on explaining what happened. “We are documenting everything and collecting evidence so that there is no impunity“he stated.
Regarding the operation that is being carried out, more than 24 hours after the incident, the official assured that “it will last as long as it lastsr”. Along these lines, Alonso maintained that he maintains the hope of finding survivors among the rubble.
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In detail, the minister explained that, at this moment, the task of the rescuers is focused “to remove eight tons of material“. Along these lines, he warned that work “it’s not easy at all” and noted that “some blocks are so large that it is necessary to break them to remove them from the scene of the accident“.
In statements to the press, the Buenos Aires minister reported that “the probe marked (among the rubble) some movement, as well as the tracking dogs.” “I hope it’s a living person“, desire.
Furthermore, the Buenos Aires official pointed out that “there is no record“of the people who were inside the hotel, because the same”was closed“They were renovating it and only some workers and other people linked to that renovation were staying,” he added.
Finally, Alonso confirmed that according to the testimony of some survivors, “before the collapse, creaks were heard, some material breaking, vibrations and tremors“.
Source: Ambito
