Castilla-La Mancha joins the silence in memory of the DANA victims and calls for unity of action

TOLEDO.- I remember the victims and those affected, calls for unity and hope in reconstruction, are the messages that accompanied this Thursday the minute of silence that has been observed in numerous parts of Castilla-La Mancha in response to different calls.

One of those that has been held in Toledo has been the one convened by the Community Board in front of the Fuensalida Palace, among whose participants were several members of the autonomous Executive, such as its spokesperson councilor, Esther Padilla, who has conveyed “solidarity and the affection” of the regional Government with the victims of the catastrophe that has devastated municipalities in the Valencian Community and Castilla-La Mancha.

“The Government of Castilla-La Mancha is going to put all its efforts into ensuring that the reconstruction after the DANA damage is as quick as possible and that people’s lives can return to their daily lives,” said Padilla, who has defended the collaboration that has existed after the torrential rains in the affected places. “We have been working very intensely with all the emergency forces such as the Security Forces and Corps, Infocam, Civil Protection, the Army itself, which has also collaborated in the cleaning and rescue tasks,” he detailed.

In this sense, he has appealed to This collaboration “that has been palpable in all these days” continues to exist between all administrations “for the reconstruction of the areas and the lives of the affected families.”

In addition to the spokesperson councilor, other members of the regional Executive joined the minute of silence, such as the councilors of Health and Sustainable Development, Jesús Fernández and Mercedes Gómez.

Also with them was the president of the Cortes, Pablo Bellido, who thanked the groups with representation in the Chamber for their sensitivity in suspending the plenary session that was scheduled for today. “This is the response that we have to make, united and letting everyone know that they are having a bad time and that they are suffering the devastating consequences of the DANA that the Administration, the solidarity effort of the entire State in all its spheres, goes to this side“.

The secretary of Organization of the PSOE and national deputy, Sergio Gutiérrez, also participated in the minute of silence in front of the headquarters of the regional government, who assured that the group is “desolate” at the “terrible” consequences of the passage of the DANA. that so many people are living in Castilla-La Mancha, in Valencia and other parts of Spain.

Gutiérrez has stressed that in the face of weather conditions that have been “especially cruel and damaging”, “We can only be united in pain, which is also reparation”.

In this sense, the Secretary of Socialist Organization has indicated that It is time to “be at the level of the people, their pain and also their needs”. It is time to “demonstrate that Spain is a great country, capable of uniting in the face of adversity and pain in reconstruction, compensation and help to all those who have unjustly received this hard blow as a result of DANA”, the which – he added – “will remain engraved in our memory for a long time.”

WORKING “FROM MINUTE ONE”

For its part, at the doors of the Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha, also in Toledo, the minute of silence called by the central Executive took place on this first day of official mourning.

There, the Government delegate in the region, Milagros Tolón, has pointed out that these are “complicated days” in Castilla-La Mancha, with two very affected towns, Letur in Albacete and Mira in Cuenca, and has stressed that above all the five are of concern. people who are still missing in the town of Albacete.

Tolón has thanked the State Security Forces and Bodies for their work because “from minute one” they have been working with the resources that the Government of Spain has made available to them so that tranquility can be achieved in the most affected populations. as soon as possible” and the five missing people can be found.

He has reported that he has seen these towns “destroyed” and not only from an emotional point of view but also physically because “it looked like a bomb had fallen”he described, and there were still people trapped, although he stressed that the entire town is dedicated to helping its neighbors.

Likewise, he has reiterated his condolences to the families of those who have died and also has thanked all public administrations for their workespecially to the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha for making an emergency shelter available for people who have been left homeless.

Together with Tolón, the delegate of the Junta in Toledo, Álvaro Gutiérrez, participated in the minute of silence, who thus showed his dismay at the magnitude of the tragedy caused by DANA and his solidarity with the families of the deceased and the people affected.

A minute of silence has also been observed in other towns in Castilla-La Mancha, such as Royal Citywhere representatives from different administrations have joined the call before the Government Subdelegation. There, the subdelegate, David Broceño, thanked the attendees for their presence and expressed support on behalf of all of Ciudad Real: “Today, 493,000 hearts of Ciudad Real residents beat, united in pain and memory for the victims. We want to accompany them in the pain to family members and loved ones in these very complicated moments.

Among the attendees was also the president of the Ciudad Real Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel Valverde, who after expressing his deep dismay at what happened, made a call to unity and joint actionhighlighting that the priority must focus on addressing the urgent needs of the affected people, providing adequate support to the victims and their families and on “trying together to restore a situation that seems incredible to have occurred,” but which unfortunately is real . He has specified, however, that now “This is not the time to lament, but to act”.

Along with them, other authorities and political representatives, such as the mayor of Ciudad Real, Francisco Cañizares, and the socialist MEP Cristina Maestre.

Likewise, an emotional minute of silence has also been observed in Cabanillas del Campoin the province of Guadalajara, where nearly a hundred people gathered this afternoon in the Plaza del Pueblo, as a sign of mourning and solidarity with the families of the dozens of fatalities caused by the storm and the rest of those affected. who have lost a good part of their material goods.

The mayor, José García Salinas, presided over a minute of silence, which was also attended by a good part of the municipal corporation, from all political groups; numerous City Council officials, and also individual residents of the town.