House collapsed in Havana’s old town – two rescuers died MEPs not yet satisfied with new EU climate commissioner

Two firefighters were killed in the partial collapse of a residential building in Havana’s famous Old Town. The two rescuers – a 40-year-old and a 23-year-old – were surprised by a second one on Wednesday evening (local time) after an initial partial collapse and were buried under the rubble, as the Cuban Interior Ministry announced. . A possible other victim is being sought. It was not initially known why the clearly dilapidated house had partially collapsed, but it had rained heavily. According to government information, 13 families with a total of 54 people lived in the three-story building.

Many houses and other parts of infrastructure in Cuba are in poor condition because they have not been maintained or have only been maintained in an improvised manner for decades. According to official information, a man died last Thursday when the ceiling of an apartment collapsed in the center of Havana, the capital of the socialist Caribbean state. The trade embargo that has existed for more than sixty years and other US sanctions make it difficult for Cuba to obtain materials. Add to this the inefficient economy under the rule of the Communist Party. (sda/dpa)