The City Council of Torrent has declared the threat of “imminent ruin” of the property constituted by the buildings located on Maestro Fortea 5-7 and Maestro Fortea 1-3 streets, as well as Mas del Jutge 2, so Homes in five blocks have been evacuated. After the catastrophic events caused by the DANA Multiple buildings have been inspected that, due to being in the vicinity of the ravines, could have been affected, as indicated by the council in a statement.
As a consequence of these works, after the inspection of the properties located in the Maestro Fortea streets, 5-7 and 1-3, and Mas del Jutge, 2, A report has been issued – requested by the City Council – by two road, canal and port engineers, which indicates the damage that the building has suffered as a result of the floods. The same night of October 29, numbers 5 and 7 of Maestro Fortea were evicted and action was taken again on the 30th, when people reoccupied the buildings.
The report details that erosion has occurred on the bridge located nearby and the collapse of the wall that served as rigid protection of its intrados, in which the foundations of the five buildings are located and the hydraulic flow generates vortexes that undermine the terrain. under the structural element, which It reaches the point of being able to cause mismatch and collapse. Added to this is the fact that it cannot be ascertained to what extent the erosion has occurred if cleaning work is not carried out.
For all these reasons, the report recommends the evacuation of the buildings “as long as it is not guaranteed that there is no evolution in erosion or loss of material in the foundations of the back of the buildings.” The municipal architect has issued a note in accordance with the aforementioned document and indicates that It is “imperative” to proceed with the eviction and sealing of access to the properties to ensure the safety of people.
Given these reports, the mayor of Torrent, Amparo Folgado, has decreed the threat of “imminent ruin” of the property made up of the buildings located on Maestro Fortea, 5-7 and 1-3, and Mas del Jutge, 2. In turn, said resolution will be transferred to the Local Police, so that they can complete the eviction, seal the buildings and establish a security perimeter of the property.
“Years of warnings”
The current government team (made up of PP and Vox) has accused the previous socialist municipal government of “inaction and apathy”, since in its opinion the situation faced by the residents of these buildings “It is not an unexpected or unforeseeable event,” but is “the result of years of warnings, technical reports and structural collapses, all of them systematically ignored.”
“The first detailed report on the precarious structural situation of the buildings came in 2016, when significant structural problems had already been detected. However, far from acting promptly, The government at that time chose to ignore the recommendations for interventionallowing the situation to continue to worsen. In 2017, the municipal technical services issued an even more forceful report, detailing the essential repairs to stop the partial collapses that were beginning to affect the party walls,” the council reported.
In 2018, he added, “new collapses revealed the fragility of the structure”, after which another report “clearly described the threat posed by this structural damage.” “In 2019, a project to repair the accumulated damage to the buildings was finally drawn up. However, instead of immediately addressing the urgent repairs, the project was paralyzed and time continued to pass without the necessary work being carried out. “, he denounced.
Now, after the impact of DANA, “The state of the buildings has reached a critical point.” “In addition to the serious structural damage already recorded, the collapse of a retaining wall on the right bank of the adjacent ravine has been added. This collapse has left the foundations of the buildings unprotected, exposing them to a risk of imminent collapse,” he details.
Folgado thanked the residents of Maestro Fortea and Mas del Jutge “from the bottom of his heart” for “the understanding they are showing and the exemplary behavior, in these difficult times, when you are evicted from your home and in the current circumstances.” “In this situation of helplessness and uncertainty, I commit as mayor to not leave them alone and seek a solution for families as soon as possible“he maintained.
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