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Old Havana Residential Building Collapses, Killing 4
Bradenton Herald ^ | 7/16

Posted on 07/16/2015 8:44:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Cuban officials say a building has collapsed in Old Havana, killing four people.

A government statement published in the Communist Party daily Granma says the two-story building contained two family homes.

The dead include a 3-year-old child, two 18-year-olds and a 60-year-old woman. Three other people sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.

(Excerpt) Read more at bradenton.com ...


TOPICS: Cuba; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: cuba; workersparadise

1 posted on 07/16/2015 8:44:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Seeing the state of many buildings in Havana, this happens a lot, I’m surprised they actually reported this occurrence.


2 posted on 07/16/2015 8:45:34 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Don’t be surprised if Obama sends Castro money to rebuild.


3 posted on 07/16/2015 8:51:36 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway

Best Health Care In The World (tm) so those injured should be back to normal in no time. :)


4 posted on 07/16/2015 8:52:06 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (SECEDE TEXAS!! If not now, when?)
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To: nickcarraway

Very sad. Prayers...


5 posted on 07/16/2015 8:53:08 PM PDT by NRx (An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
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To: Sacajaweau
Don’t be surprised if Obama sends Castro money to rebuild.

While it sad to see people get killed, have the Cubans blamed Bush or Cruz yet?

6 posted on 07/16/2015 9:04:51 PM PDT by Mark17
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To: OrangeHoof

Kinda wonder why Castro went over to Europe for treatment ....


7 posted on 07/16/2015 9:04:57 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( "Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: OrangeHoof

Kinda wonder why Castro went over to Europe for treatment ....


8 posted on 07/16/2015 9:05:09 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( "Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: nickcarraway

They do the rumba to the tuba down in Cuba.


9 posted on 07/16/2015 9:27:20 PM PDT by windcliff
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