In Rostov-on-Don, a residential building was evacuated after a wall collapsed

In Rostov-on-Don, on the evening of January 27, a wall collapsed at a residential building on Narimanova Street in the north of the city. 95 residents were evacuated. The building was declared emergency in 2020.

One of the residents was taken away by ambulance, reports local publication 161.ru. But the Ministry of Emergency Situations has no information about the victims. The press service of the city administration reported that there is a threat of the entrance collapsing.

The building, built in 1964, was declared in a state of emergency and subject to demolition in 2020. The land under it was seized in August for city needs, reports 161. However, residents began to be offered compensation and resettlement only at the end of the year, some did not agree with the price offered, the publication reports.

The mayor of Rostov-on-Don, Alexey Logvinenko, claims in the Telegram channel that the residents were offered temporary resettlement, but they refused. He reported that a temporary accommodation point was organized at the school next door.

The air temperature in the city is about zero degrees. The publication “Rydovka” reports that some residents demanded passage home to collect things and documents, but they were not allowed, probably by the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

• According to the Institute of People’s Forecasting, in 2022 there were 19.7 million square meters in Russia as a whole. m of emergency housing. The institute predicted a sharp increase in the number of houses with reached service life limits by 2040.
• There are two emergency housing resettlement programs in Russia, affecting about 11 million square meters. m of real estate. In February 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced that the volume of emergency housing in the country would increase by two million square meters annually. m.