Thousands of volunteers travel from Valencia and other municipalities to the areas of Horta Sud affected by DANA to offer help. With the roads still affected, the displacement is causing delays that make evacuation difficult for emergency services. “Remember: emergency services continue to help and rescue people. They need communication channels to be free. Avoid taking the car to travel by road,” warns 112 during the morning of this Friday.
The troops consulted on Thursday by elDiario.es recommended not attending without specialization or organization. “The ambulances can’t get through,” comments a 112 worker, while a soldier emphasizes: “Many people come and offer themselves, but without experience it is more dangerous.” The Local Police add that it is better not to attend if a specific request for help has not been made by authorities or municipalities.
The regional emergency secretariat indicates that it is important for volunteers to contact the advanced command post, located in Paiporta, to coordinate help. “Let them come but get in touch to organize them,” he says. They can also do so through the telephone numbers enabled by the Generalitat Valenciana.
112 has assured that traffic jams are occurring, access roads are collapsing and emergency services are having problems doing their work. “The roads must be left free so that the emergency services can work,” they insist. The Civil Guard reminds us of the importance of avoiding travel when it is not essential and the need to follow the instructions of the authorities.
In the La Torre neighborhood the Local Police have cut off access because there are too many volunteers. Many people come to take photographs and interfere with the removal of mud and the passage of trucks, say some people who have heard neighborhood complaints. Some displaced to the municipalities, who are organized in groups, point out that there are no reference authorities in the area. “Lack of personnel and information,” they maintain. “There are many people but they go without rhyme or reason, there is no one to coordinate them. This would be fine if there was a minimum of organization,” explains a person on the ground. People are equipped with shovels, buckets and brooms but they don’t know where to go. The town councils themselves are organizing raids to cover specific needs.
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