Families were trapped, firefighters rescued them

Thursday night there is a unusual landslide in the streets of the mayor’s office in Cuajimalpawest of Mexico City.

After the collapse, the mayor, Adrián Rubalcava, arrived, who explained that more than 15 people were affected, “it is a building that was built, next to the houses.”

He added that the elements of Civil Protection and the Heroic Fire Department should intervene to carry out the corresponding rescue of the trapped families.

Later, those affected were moved to a hotel to spend the night, as their houses were completely destroyed.

The mayor informed that they will be given the necessary legal support and in the following hours the Mayor’s Women’s Assistance House will be enough for the two families to be there while a solution is reached.

In his social networks, the mayor published a message saying that the work is closed, among other actions:

Todo el rigor de la ley en contra de los constructores que por su inexperiencia y falta de ética dañan a los vecinos que no tienen cómo defenderse, aquí en Cuajimalpa, no solo se clausura la obra que provocó el deslave de una vivienda si no ya fue resguardado el predio por la… pic.twitter.com/7hZtekxqjE

— Adrián Rubalcava (@AdrianRubalcava) October 20, 2023