Desastres · Evacuación de viviendasAlrededor de 211 hogares evacuados en Canning Town; no se sabe cuándo podrán regresarEscrito 24 de octubre de 2026 a las 10:35 UTCVerTranscripción0:07Around 211 households had to leave their homes overnight.0:11The evacuation covered three residential buildings in Canningtown after structural0:15safety concerns.0:16Newham Council provided emergency accommodation for residents who had nowhere else0:20to stay that night.0:21The unresolved issue is when residents can safely go home and who will house them0:25until then.0:25Newham Council puts the evacuation at around 211 households across three buildings.0:31Residents left in the early hours of Friday, October 23rd.0:35That figure counts households evacuated rather than everyone who still needs0:39somewhere to live.0:41Sovereign Tower, Centurion Tower, and St.0:43Vincent Court are all named in the Council's evacuation statement.0:47The emergency response involved a dangerous structure call on Hoy Street in0:50Canningtown in East London.0:52The first description covered about 210 households from Centurion Tower and St.0:56Vincent Court.0:57Serious structural problems had been reported in both buildings.1:00The Council's broader description also includes Sovereign Tower.1:04About 210 and around 211 are approximate totals covering different groups of1:08buildings.1:09The broader figure doesn't mean exactly one more household was evacuated.1:13St.1:13Vincent Court remains part of the three building account alongside Sovereign Tower.1:17The fire brigade received the dangerous structure call at 10.42 on Thursday night.1:22One engine from Poplar Fire Station attended.1:25The brigade informed Newham Council that night and residents were evacuated in1:28Friday's early hours.1:30The property management company had reported the serious structural problems.1:34Council officers went to the site and worked with the company and emergency services1:37to reduce risks to the public.1:39Residents across the three named buildings faced the immediate upheaval of leaving1:42home overnight.1:44Officials haven't explained the underlying structural defect or whether the same1:47problem affected every building included in the evacuation.1:50Newham Council immediately opened a rest center.1:53Deputy Mayor John Gray, who also holds the council's housing brief, said emergency1:57accommodation and support went to residents without an alternative place to stay for2:01the night.2:02Gray encouraged affected residents to contact Prime Property Management for further2:06help with alternative accommodation.2:08He said the council would assist residents while the issue was resolved and was2:12working with the property manager on solutions.2:14That immediate response gave residents with nowhere else to go somewhere to stay2:18that night.2:19How long replacement accommodation will be available beyond that overnight response2:22hasn't been confirmed.2:24By the following morning, October 24th, the number of households still unable to go2:28home wasn't clear.2:30No return date or building by building permission to move back in had been2:33announced.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDexEl vídeo breve ↗
