Authorities are working around the clock to rescue victims who were trapped under the rubble of the collapse.
During the early hours of Tuesday, October 29 Villa Gesell suffered the collapse of one of the most emblematic hotels in the city: the Apart Hotel Dubrovnik. To date, nine people are still missing under the rubble. It is located a few blocks from the shopping center and the beach, and is one of the places that receives the most guests during the high season.
With a very particular façade and a name alluding to its originsthe hotel was a reflection of the love for the country and nostalgia for the founders’ country of origin. The couple, coming from Croatiaarrived in the country to start a new life. The building was inherited to his children, and is currently under investigation.
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The collapse of the Dubrovnik Hotel
The fall of the property located in the streets Buenos Aires and Calle 1 It happened around 1 a.m., and the search is still underway for seven missing people. It is estimated that 80% of the building was affected due to the collapse, which was undergoing renovation works. In the first statements and images available, it was possible to see how the 10-story hotel ended up falling on another neighboring construction.
The reasons for the incident are still not clear and the investigation continues, but the municipal authorities emphasize the irregularity of the work they were carrying out, since they were allowed to build in the front, but modifications were made to the background also. Apparently, an elevator was being installed in the center of the building, and it is believed that this could have been very demanding for the more than 30 year old structure.
The story of the founders of Hotel Dubrovnik
As detailed on its website, construction of the building began in 1986. The founders, a couple of Croatian origindecided to emigrate to Argentina after starting a family. After years of struggle and work, they found in Villa Gesell a place that It reminded them of their homeland.. That’s how they decided to put down roots and start in the hotel industry, building the Apart.
The building, which has 43 rooms and is shaped like a ship, it was named Dubrovnik in honor of the wife’s hometown, located in southern Croatia. They dreamed of creating something that would remind them of their beloved land. “In 1986, construction began on a building in the shape of a ship, similar to the one that brought them to this continent years ago,” the page details.
Source: Ambito
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