Part of Bab Houmet Trabelsia de Monastir collapsed this Tuesday, December 19, because of the last precipitation.
Fortunately, the disintegration of the building was not a victim, said the regional commissioner of cultural affairs, Chokri Tlili, on Jawhara FM. Barriers have been installed while waiting for the restoration of the building.
The last precipitation recorded in the city would be the cause of collapse.
This incident occurs a few days after the collapse of part of the Kairouan medina ramparts last Saturday, killing three and three injured.
An investigation was opened by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The contractor and the engineer in charge of the site were arrested. The regional heritage inspector in Kairouan Fethi Bahri was sacked yesterday, Monday, December 18.
Incidents that expose the vulnerability of most of our historic monuments left to the wear of time. And if renovation initiatives exist, their implementation seems to drag.
