For more than 10 years, members of the relief agencies had been warning of the danger posed by that wall due to the cracks it had.
SANTIAGO - One of the retaining walls on Las Carreras Avenue collapsed Tuesday afternoon in this Cibao city, protecting the land where dozens of residential apartments and commercial businesses are located.
The collapse occurred around 5:00 p.m. due to the rains that have been occurring in the city in recent hours.
Civil Defense reported that no one was injured because the structure collapsed when no vehicles or people were passing by.
The rescue agency closed the road until representatives from the Ministry of Public Works and the mayor's office arrived at the scene to conduct assessments.
The affected wall runs along Las Carreras Avenue toward the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration. Rescuers fear that the structure on the other side of the avenue, where the Fire Department headquarters and the plaza housing the Santiago Municipal Electoral Board are located, may also collapse.
For more than 10 years, members of the relief agencies had been warning of the danger posed by that wall due to the cracks it had.
Las Carreras Avenue is one of the busiest land transportation routes in Santiago during working days.
Source: Diario Libre
