‘Marble showers’ threaten passers-by

Hamed El Sadry, a national, and his daughter had a narrow escape recently when some marble chunks from the building fell just in front of them when they were passing by.

“The building is a threat to people’s lives,” said Sadry, who notified its owner immediately after the incident. The owner apparently assured residents of the area that he would soon do the repair work.

Salem Ebaid, another resident of the Morabaa area, said the building is one of the oldest in the neighbourhood that requires urgent maintenance operations. “We do not know if it’s the fault of the works department or the building’s owner.”

An eyewitness said a few days ago, a window air-conditioner fell off the same building and damaged a car.

The Al Ain Department of Municipalities and Agriculture (AADMA) announced a new plan to develop the Al Morabaa area along with the Al Ain old city including Niyadat, Kowaitat and Oud Attoubah.

An AADMA official said some old houses needed to be rebuilt.