Chronicle of a landslide announced in Tijuana

When a building collapsed this Sunday in the La Sierra subdivision in Tijuana, Baja California, there were no surprises.

A new collapse had been expected for weeks, after the neighboring building collapsed on April 1.

For months, neighbors and merchants monitored the imminent risk presented by these constructions, built on the edge of a ravine.

Even accounts dedicated to notifying the moment in which the foundations gave way were created on social networks.

The recent rains and floods in the State aggravated the situation.

The apartments had been completely evacuated at the time of the collapses and Civil Protection personnel and the Fire Department had cordoned off the area.

Although no human losses were reported, the residents of the departments denounced that the warning of danger was given hours before the first incident, without giving time for the belongings to be removed from the houses, causing their total loss.

Faced with the claims for the lack of attention given to complaints about probable landslides in the subdivision, the city council authorities have stated that they are investigating the case and the probability of damage to nearby buildings.

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