Chorrillos: Four houses destroyed after retaining wall fell

Residents of the human settlement of Heroes del Pacífico in Chorrillos last night, Thursday, experienced a moment of horror when supporting wall from the area fell on their houses.

The collapse affected four houses, although there were no casualties, as its residents managed to get out in time, having heard a loud noise that preceded the fall of the wall.

ignored by the authorities

Although a major tragedy could have been avoided, neighbors pointed to RPP News who, a few months earlier, had warned municipal authorities of cracks in Wall which separates the two groups of dwellings.

However, as they indicated, so far they have not received a response and have not taken action to strengthen the structure from the district municipality. Because of this, the same neighbors had to strengthen Wallalthough this was only in its infancy and could not prevent its collapse.

“It’s just made of stone and concrete, nothing else. it Wall that for a long time and we already had problems due to the fact that the sand crumbles. This wall was at the top, and over time we tried to strengthen it for safety, but it could not stand,” he said. Jamie Count, one of the affected neighbors.

Residents indicated that the wall was built 10 years ago and that the authorities did not take into account how dangerous the area is, as it was built superficially without a good foundation.

“The sand is pretty fast, so it tends to fall,” he added. Count for this note.

Neighbors urged the city authorities to help them in connection with the damage caused by the collapse, and demanded that work be started to strengthen the house. supporting wall which poses a danger to dozens of residents of this place.