Information on victims after collapse of entrance of Astrakhan five-story building has been clarified

There are no injuries as a direct result of the collapse of the building in Astrakhan, the only hospitalized person was taken to the hospital due to stress, the authorities reported.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel", it was previously reported that three people were injured when part of a dilapidated five-story building in Astrakhan collapsed,

02:13 20.02.2024

Residents of an emergency building in Astrakhan fear for their lives

In the basement of a house on Lyakhov Street in Astrakhan, which was declared unsafe in 2020, there is constant water and cracks in the walls. The authorities are in no hurry to resettle the house, residents complained.

The information from the Russian Emergencies Ministry about three victims was not confirmed. One disabled resident of the house from the neighboring entrance was hospitalized due to stress, according to a message on the Telegram channel of the regional governor Igor Babushkin.

The Emergencies Ministry employees continue to eliminate the consequences of the partial collapse of a house in Astrakhan; 22 residents were evacuated from the scene, said the head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Astrakhan Region, Yuri Zemlyansky.

"Rescuers are clearing rubble and looking for possible victims. 207 specialists and 50 pieces of equipment, including 3 canine units, are involved in the work," the Russian Emergencies Ministry's Telegram channel said.

Seven people contacted the temporary accommodation center for evacuated residents, the Telegram channel of the city's mayor Igor Redkin reported.

Cracks in the walls and water in the basement

As the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported earlier, it is possible to understand from afar that the house on Lyakhova Street, 6 in Astrakhan is in a state of emergency: bricks have fallen from the walls and roof in places, cracks are visible on the house, the walls even seem to be damp from the outside. There is constant water in the basement. It is impossible to go down to the basement, the water has flooded the stairs that lead there. In February 2024, the water reached the floor level of the entrance, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" was convinced, although, according to residents, a few days before that there was so much water that it stood in the entrance, up to the first step of the stairs leading to the floors. In order to pass from the street to the stairs, the residents laid a kind of "bridge" - in particular, an old wooden door. Inside there is an unbearable smell of dampness, the walls are shabby, from the ceiling in the entrance the plaster has fallen off in whole layers in places, and damp spots are visible behind it.

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“The house is destroyed. When I went there, I went up with apprehension. "There are huge cracks in the walls, and it seemed that the house would fall apart from any sneeze," RBC quotes the man as saying today. He also said that in 2024, residents complained about a flooded basement. According to him, the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived there and assured people that the house would not fall apart. "A year later, it fell apart," the man summed up.

In June, a correspondent for the local publication Astrakhan.ru reported on the unsatisfactory condition of the house. "Our neighbors are cheerful people. They constantly drink, swear and fight. Maybe that's why officials don't think about us, because we look more like "antisocial elements." But there are also normal residents, the roof is leaking, the walls are cracking. How many times has the alarm been raised, or is everyone just waiting for it to collapse?" the publication quoted one of the residents as saying.

The house will most likely not be restored. "Five years ago, the house was declared unsafe. There is talk that its restoration is not practical. Most likely, this will be the case," Interfax reported today, citing the press service of the governor of the Astrakhan region.