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During the night of this Friday, three building facades collapsed on Horca Street, between the intersections of Carmen and Callejón del Perro, in the city of Camagüey, as confirmed by .
Fortunately, there are no reported fatalities or injuries. As a preventive measure, the authorities evacuated an elderly person who was bedridden at the time of the incident.
According to the initial assessment by experts, the collapse was due to accumulated structural moisture in the buildings, exacerbated by the recent rains that have affected the city.
Demolition and debris removal crews are working on site, along with teams from the Office of Electric Services (OBE) and ETECSA, who are working to restore the affected services.
Cleaning and stabilization efforts in the area will continue for the next few hours.
The journalist specified that the partial collapse mainly affected two houses, one of which was occupied by a mother and her daughter. Neighbors assure that both managed to get to safety before the front part of the house collapsed.
The incident occurs as the threat from Tropical Storm Melissa grows, which could intensify rainfall in the coming hours and batter Cuba as a hurricane.
Thus, concern is rising over the critical state of housing in the city of Camagüey, where hundreds of homes are showing structural damage due to a lack of maintenance and a shortage of labor or building materials.
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