The Town Planning of the City of Lorca, Francisco Garcia, has reported on the last hour of work done to check the houses in the town of Lorca affected by the earthquakes suffered on 11 May.
Garcia stressed that "the technical teams of architects and quantity surveyors coordinated by the city of Lorca and the Autonomous Community focus their efforts on curbing the deterioration of red buildings that generate more risk in their environment, while the recent review scattered buildings in the districts of Rio and Grill (where the earthquake caused some damage to buildings that generate less risk to people), including ships and industries. "
Garcia stressed "the outstanding work done by the municipal technical services, regional and volunteers."
The mayor reminded the public information number, 900 117 816, which also respond to queries about the status of a building (marked 1).
The Town Planning has indicated that it has formed a panel to visit the affected districts, particularly those in Rio and Grill.
"Since Saturday," remarked Councilman, "this group has visited more than 200 buildings, finding the most damage in the area of ​​La Ribera, where 70% of buildings have been classified as red."
As for Grill, "the damage is minor."
Garcia has said that "in these areas are acting in response to warnings that come to City Hall, proceeding after notice to the technical review of those homes affected, so please neighbors who have damage to their homes which are placed on contact telephone number to provide data and power to carry out the review. "
Moreover, the mayor noted that "Throughout the day today or tomorrow we will proceed to demolition of buildings Princess Road and one in Granada Meritorious Street No. 3. In addition, at the moment the specialist service 0 group is studying and evaluating the statement of imminent collapse of a building located at 16 Lane Street Boilermakers. This specialized service is considering all possibilities to keep up the building of 2 floors, and throughout the day make a decision today. "
Garcia also wanted to point out that "it will proceed immediately to provide identification proving to technicians who visit the facility, and only they can make decisions about color changes in buildings. So we are to avoid rogue traders, some as detected by persons who are not aware of the serious damage that can cause failure to follow the technical standards. "
As the gas service in the city, the council has announced that "Natural Gas is proceeding with the return of general service sectors of the city. In particular, and to avoid any problems, within each sector will be a review of all buildings, starting with green dot. After reviewing placed a sign on each building indicating the status of the review, and if it is positive, include a phone incident in the event that the indoor housing does not work. "
Garcia added that "while a poster means building has or has not been reviewed or gas zone has not yet. As for the houses, Natural Gas is contacting directly with their owners."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca