/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/eluniverso/ARC33W4UYBAY5AQYHE6F4XWUTU.jfif "Retaining wall collapsed in Quitumbe and a deceased was registered, search tasks are still being carried out")
Due to the rain that occurred this Wednesday in the capital, a retaining wall collapsed in the Quitumbe sector, leaving several victims.
Uniformed members of the Quito Fire Department moved to the place to begin the rescue work due to the fall of the four-meter-high and 20-meter-wide wall. The emergency report was given around 4:00 p.m.
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In the first instance, the transfer of three people who had suffered leg fractures and the recovery of another who died from crushing were notified.
Esteban Cárdenas, the Fire Chief, pointed out that they had also transferred two dogs to find out if there were more trapped. Around 9:00 p.m., it was reported that one of the dogs had been marking a place where a new affected person would be found.
At this time, our Canine Unit continues in search and location work.
Precisely, the marking on the surface of the collapsed structure carried out by our dog indicates that there may be a victim at the point, so we continue with extraction work. pic.twitter.com/O6ucrI6pEN
— Esteban Cárdenas Varela (@ECardenasVarela) January 19, 2023
Apparently those affected were carrying out construction tasks and due to the humidity of the soil the wall collapsed, according to the uniformed officers. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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