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Red Cross building in Colón might collapse

The collapse of old buildings in the city of Colón has become a major threat to residents there. Even the Colón Red Cross building is on the verge of falling apart. Managers there complain that the fragile edifice is so rotten and damaged that it will not last for long.

Colón Red Cross president Francisco González told reporters yesterday that his biggest fear right now is seeing volunteers and executives perish under the rubble of these structures, some of which are 70 years old and barely standing.