Dead after the collapse of a house in Marseille – Panorama News

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Marseille (AP) – In the ruins of collapsed houses in Marseille, the armed forces have discovered several bodies. Tuesday night, a fourth body was found, announced the French news agency AFP, citing the prosecutor.

It was a woman – two men and a woman have already been found in the rubble of homes in trouble. Many people are still missing. The housing policy of the port city of southern France is now criticized.

Two houses collapsed Monday morning in the center of a narrow street. One of them was empty because it was run down. The other building, which was only inspected in October, was inhabited but also in difficulty. In total, between five and eight people were suspected in the houses. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that an Italian woman was among the missing persons.

At first, it was badumed that two pbaders-by could have been killed by the rubble. However, the authorities were able to clear everything: the road was cleared, no body was found at this place. Dozens of residents were safe Monday.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner promised at the scene of the accident to clarify the case. "This dramatic accident could be due to heavy rains that have fallen in recent days in Marseille," said the president Monday.

The Abbé Pierre Foundation, which advocates better living conditions, strongly criticized the city for its housing policy. "This is the result of decades of public inaction," Florent Houdmon, Regional Director, told AFP. Even the spokesperson of a community badociation sees the responsibility for the disaster in the city accordingly. "The situation in which the two collapsed buildings were located was known for a long time," said Patrick Lacoste.

Many homes in the affected district of Noailles are in a worrying state. According to AFP, several reports point to a dangerous situation. In the Google Maps, we could see that the collapsed houses had huge cracks on the facade. "These are the houses of the poor who are collapsing – and this is not a coincidence," said leftist political leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to several media reports. Mélenchon has his constituency in Marseille and has also returned Monday to the place of the accident.

A 25-year-old resident of one of the two collapsed houses told AFP that the doors of her house had not been properly closed for several days. Sunday – a night before the collapse – she left her apartment and went to her parents' home. "I was afraid to be locked at home."