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Family reiterates plea for help

Housing Ministry has been urged to immediately look into the condition of a dilapidated house in Karzakkan village, as the safety of its four Bahraini inhabitants, including a bedridden man, is threatened by its cracked walls and unstable roof. 
A team from the ministry had visited the house in the small village which is located to the west of Hamad Town in the Northern Governorate. The visit came few days after Tribune published the plea of the house owner, Hassan Habib, 65, earlier this month, as he appealed to the authorities for assistance after being financially incapable of renovating the house or moving to a safer one. 
Mr Habib is a bedridden retiree who lives in the house with his wife and two children. He confirmed that “an inspector from Housing Ministry visited the house and took pictures and notes, before promising that the matter will be urgently looked into”. “This restored our hope, but this feeling quickly turned into a disappointment as we haven’t heard from the ministry since then,” Mr Habib added. 
Tribune yesterday spoke to the area’s MP, Dr Jameela Al Sammak, who stressed that “each day that passes by without the walls of the house tumbling down on its residents is a miracle”.  
She sent an urgent request to the Housing Ministry, demanding its interference to either provide Mr Habib with a housing unit or instantly initiate revamping works at the house but haven't received any response from them yet.