Residents of the San Antón neighbourhood of Elche have initiated the evacuation of their possessions in anticipation of the demolition of numerous apartment buildings due to the potential for collapse.
On Wednesday afternoon, the residents of Block 8 of San Antón were the first to retrieve their personal belongings. A team comprised of members of the Provincial Fire Consortium and officers from the Elche Local Police began the process.
Documents, money, valuables, and other personal belongings, such as apparel, have been the only items that those affected have been able to retrieve. They were previously informed that they were unable to retrieve heavy objects, such as furniture or large appliances.
The property recovery operation will persist in the afternoons for the next few days until all the residences in the remaining stairwells of Block 8 in the San Antón neighborhood—stairwells 1, 3, and 7—have been completed.
On April 10th, 61 residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure as a result of a substantial fissure in a neighbour’s residence.
This event “marks a before and after” in relation to San Antón for the mayor of Elche. It is a neighbourhood that is unable to wait for the administration’s pacing, as the lives of its residents take precedence over bureaucracy.
Consequently, the Elche City Council has announced that the application period for financial assistance for families impacted by the eviction will continue until May 14th.
These are two lines of aid, each valued at €120,000, that are intended to cover the rental costs of a new home, with a maximum of €9,600 per household, and for the purchase of furniture, appliances, and apparel, with a maximum of €3,000 per household.
“Applications for aid can be submitted online at the Elche City Council website, sede.elche.es, under the “Application for emergency aid for evacuees in San Antón” section, or in person at the OMAC Digital office, located at 22 Francisco Pérez Campillo Street in San Antón. A Social Action professional is available to assist with the process and provide information,” they explained.
Carlos Mazón, the president of the Generalitat, has affirmed that the Consell will allocate 2.25 million euros for the reconstruction of a building in the San Antón neighbourhood of Elche.
As part of an urgent initiative spearheaded by the Consell, 45 new residences will be constructed, with an investment of up to 50,000 euros per unit, according to the Valencian government’s leader.
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