Badalona extends housing for families evacuated from cracked building

The Badalona City Council in Catalonia, Spain, extended a 15-day stay in hostels for six families who were evicted from a building on Covadonga Street.

These residents had to leave their homes in the Sant Roc neighborhood after firefighters determined the structure was in poor condition due to ceiling cracks. While most of the 80 people from 20 apartments found alternative housing with relatives, these six families required emergency municipal assistance.

The local government originally provided a six-night stay, but the Plataforma Sant Roc Som Badalona pushed for an extension using funds originally intended for 17 families. The council plans to use this extra time to shore up the apartments so the residents can eventually return. Some affected neighbors criticized the current hostel conditions as indignity while they wait for the repairs to be completed.