Africa-Press – Angola. The technical emergency intervention phase in Lot 1 of the Prenda neighborhood, in the Maianga Urban District, in Luanda, which vibrated on Saturday, ended this Sunday, with the placement of 150 extenders and some props, essential to allow the stability of the base of the building.
In these two days of work, the eviction was carried out, people’s safety was guaranteed and from Monday the multi-sectoral technical team will seek to carry out a survey on the compaction of the property itself and the soils, for the technicians gauge its stability.
According to the spokesman for the Civil Protection and Fire Service (SPCB) of Luanda, Félix Domingos, in this way, within a period of three days, the Angola Engineering Laboratory (LEA) will evaluate the data and produce a report for see the guarantee of work on Lot 1 in the short term or its demolition.
The firefighter superintendent appealed to avoid panic in the face of the situation and ensured safety for residents, who must wait for the technical commission’s opinion to have the time to remove the belongings that are still in the 41 apartments, especially the heavier goods. , such as chests, iceboxes, furniture, and some clothing.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday afternoon, around 4 pm, the commission will meet with residents at the seat of the municipality of Luanda, in order to be clarified on how the issue of the building and the possible location is being dealt with. of accommodation for families.
In view of what happened at the property on Avenida Valódia, which collapsed in the capital city, he said, the SPCB has been cataloging the buildings at risk of collapsing in the province of Luanda, a procedure to be carried out at this location in Prenda.
This is the second time families have been evicted from colonial-era buildings in
Luanda this year alone.
The first occurred in a six-story building on Avenida Comandante Valódia, which collapsed without causing any casualties.
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