On Monday, the Regional Secretariat for Employment and Social Solidarity started the demolition of a house and the closure of another in the 2ª Rua de Santa Clara, in Ponta Delgada. These houses are in danger of collapsing due to the instability of the cliff in which they are located.
These measures were taken after the conclusion of a study of the zone, conducted by the Regional Institute of Civil Engineering (LREC).
LREC’s study identified these two houses as a part of a cluster of four critical situations that demand urgent attention.
The Regional Directorate of Housing informed the City Hall of Ponta Delgada about LREC’s study. Despite this notification, the municipality did not make any statements about ongoing private construction projects taking place on the unstable cliff.