Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend E.Huseynli / Around 30 residents from houses near the recently collapsed building in Baku staged a protest action.
A building which was under construction by the company Mutaffakir collapsed on 28 August at 5pm. Initial accounts reveal that a gross violation of construction regulations caused the collapse of the building. Latest reports reveal 15 people died as a result of the incident.
After the collapse residents of nearby buildings were evacuated. They are waiting for an official announcement to return to their houses.
Rufat Mutalibov, a resident of a nearby building, said that the owners of the apartments are not even allowed to collect their things. "Nobody has announced when we will be allowed to return to our homes and when the problem will be resolved," Mutalibov said.