An 88-year-old woman found dead in Mira (Cuenca), the first victim of DANA in Castilla-La Mancha

In that municipality of just over 900 inhabitants located in the heart of the Baja Mountains of Cuenca, greatly affected by the storms of the last few hours, The intervention teams have rescued, so far, 40 people. There, the UME (Emergency Military Unit) is working on clearing debris and rescuing those trapped, which has been mobilized by the Government of Spain at the request for help from the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha, to facilitate transit through inflatable boats in order to carry out rescues, although people who were on the roofs of homes are also being saved.

This morning, the first vice president of the Castilian-La Mancha Executive, José Luis Martínez, who is in Cuenca, where he announced that health care in this Cuenca municipality has been moved to the Cardenete health center, reported on the disappearance of the woman who died in Mira. In Landete, also in the province of Cuenca, the biggest problem is the existence of a sinkhole in the bridge that connects the two parts of the townmaking it inaccessible to vehicles.

Precisely, due to the situation in the province of Cuenca, the regional government has activated the Specific Plan for the Risk of Adverse Meteorological Phenomena (Meteocam) in Emergency Phase Operational Situation 2 in the early hours of the morning. In Mira, at this time, as reported 112, a total of 134 personnel from different emergency groups are working. Among them, from the Cuenca Provincial Firefighters Consortium, forest firefighters and other colleagues from the nearby municipality of Requena (Valencia), a Civil Guard helicopter together with agents from the Armed Institute, as well as the UME.

Thus, after a catastrophic Tuesday in some parts of Castilla-La Mancha, the damage, both human and material, is still being assessed, while at the same time The search for several missing persons is still ongoing, six of them in the municipality of Letur (Albacete)the most affected by heavy rains. Among them, as is known, are two local municipal workers and a couple, although the emergency services do not rule out that the number may increase.

This Wednesday the delegate of the Government of Spain in Castilla-La Mancha, Milagros Tolónwhich was the one that reported the number of people who have not been found in that Albacete town, where the Castilian-Manchego president, Emiliano García-Page, and the leader of the opposition in the autonomous community, the ‘ popular’ Francisco Núñez, in addition to the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

In statements to the media, the mayor of Letur, Sergio Marínhas indicated that the flow of the stream has decreased, improving the situation compared to this Tuesday. “This has allowed us, from early in the morning, as soon as it dawned, to activate all the means again so that they can access the affected area,” said the councilor, who has asked his neighbors to be “psychologically prepared.” to be able to face the “hard and difficult times” that come after the tragedy suffered this Tuesday.

There, according to the Emergency Care and Coordination Service 112 of Castilla-La Mancha, at 9:00 a.m. this Wednesday there were a total of 133 personnel from different emergency groups. In the mountain municipality there are personnel from the Albacete Provincial Firefighters Consortium; of the Red Cross, forest firefighters, Civil Guard helicopter and personnel from the Civil Protection groups of Letur, Socovos and Férez. Civil Guard personnel, environmental agents and Army troops also participate.

At least 40 residents of Letur have had to spend the night at the town’s ‘Our Lady of the Assumption’ school in a temporary shelter set up by the Red Cross.. In these facilities, there are the necessary means so that about 60 people who cannot return to their homes can have beds and communications.

For his part, the president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, Santiago Cabañerohas indicated that it is urgent to create a walkway so that the heavy machinery can enter to clear debris in the old town, the most affected area that cannot be accessed.

“This is what the Provincial Council technicians are doing at this very moment, together with firefighters, Civil Protection, Civil Guard and other units that are operating in the territory,” said Cabañero, who added that an attempt is being made to contact Tragsa, in order to mobilize machinery.

Having said this, and after indicating that among the members of the Fire Service of the Albacete Provincial Council (Sepei) there are two special units, both the rescue at height and the underwater unit, he explained that the municipality has been divided into three sectors and Mixed brigades made up of firefighters and military have been formed.

With this situation, in Castilla-La Mancha they continue to take stock of the damage and, according to the emergency service 112, the night has left a total of 107 incidents due to rain and storms between 0:00 and 10:00 this Wednesday, the majority in the provinces of Cuenca and Guadalajara. Among them, it should be noted that At 8:00 a.m. the regional highway CM-2122 was closed to traffic at kilometer 14,300, near the municipality of Embid (Guadalajara)where there has been a collapse of the road surface due to strong storms.