After more than 24 apocalyptic hours in many towns close to Valencia, until this morning many have not been accessible towns like Massanassa, Sedaví or Catarroja. The first testimonies from the affected neighbors show desperation and desolation after more than a full day in which they assure that emergency services have not yet reached many areas, and that they are now beginning to be able to move.
Added to this are the personal tragedies before lack of water and electricity supply in many areasAs reported by the Iberdrola distributor, supply had been recovered to 42,000 customers of the 155,000 who were still without electricity yesterday. Added to this is communications problemssince there are also mobile phone coverage problems and many citizens no longer have batteries in their cell phones or the possibility of recharging them.
The impossibility of moving due to the collapse of the blocked streets means that many populations remain cut off and it is the neighbors themselves who assume all the tasks to try to make the streets usable. And this despite the fact that municipalities like Sedaví is just over 6 kilometers on foot from Valencia’s Town Hall Squarethe heart of the capital where everything seems normal.
Dantesque testimonies
Precisely, the majority of the aid has arrived on foot from relatives and neighbors of the neighboring towns who have been less affected. According to some neighbors report on regional television À puntThere have even been looting in some supermarkets and shops. Many also convey their anxiety about the supply problems of basic products for the next few hours due to the impossibility of keeping products in refrigerators and freezers.
Other testimonies stand out the lack of alert and prior warnings from the authorities to the floods and they wonder how it was possible that in neighboring municipalities some town councils suspended classes and others did not.
Although some communication routes, such as part of the V-30 and the A-3, have been opened, the emergency services and authorities continue to recommend avoiding circulation so as not to hinder rescue work and help those affected. The The southern part of the metropolitan area of Valencia has a population of close to 400,000 inhabitants..
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