The building that collapsed is part of the Beira-Mar Complex, which, according to the city council, was prohibited to be inhabited by court order since 2010.
Part of a building collapsed this Friday morning in the Janga neighborhood, in the municipality of Paulista, in the Recife Metropolitan Region —or Greater Recife—, in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil.
The collapse, which it happened at 06:07 in the morning (local time), left several people under the rubble. The Fire Department has so far confirmed three deaths: a 45-year-old man who was found in the morning, a woman (43) and a teenager (12) who were found in the afternoon, G1 review.
Today 07/ 07/ 2023 It is a very sad day. Let’s pray for the families that we will lose their loved ones, we will be dispossessed of two properties in Janga in Paulista – Pernambuco. pic.twitter.com/0HztRUuCCT
— ABRAÃOFAISCA🇧🇷🚩🌷 (@AbraaoFaisca) July 7, 2023
Likewise, until 15:00 in Brazil it was reported that other three people were rescued alive; They are a 15-year-old teenager, an 18-year-old boy and a 65-year-old woman. Four others were found alive outside the building, They had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital..
Another 10 people are missing, which would be two men and two women, in addition to six children and adolescents.
the landslide
In a video circulating on social networks you can see the exact moment in which part of the apartment building went down.
🚨 Exact moment of the evacuation of a property not Paulista, not Grande Recife, there are several people buried. Teams of Corpo de Bombeiros is not local trying to do the damages. Chove very much no moment. pic.twitter.com/jcVoJqjm9x
— Raphael Guerra (@raphaelguerra) July 7, 2023
Videos are also circulating of the moment in which firefighters rescue several people from the rubble.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IMAGES MAY HURT YOUR SENSITIVITY
The Corpo de Bombeiros rescued the women two pieces of debris from the property that left the neighborhood of Janga, in Paulista, in Grande Recife, in the morning of this sixth fair (07). According to the information, two residents, another 09 people are still missing, and they have children among them pic.twitter.com/8yFenMw02n
— Edvaldo Magalhães Blog – O Mais Updated! (@blogdoedvaldo) July 7, 2023
The building that collapsed is part of the Beira-Mar Complex, which, according to the city council, was prohibited to be inhabited by court order since 2010.
Source: RT
