An agent of the National Police stationed at the Patraix district police station (Valencia), rescued a woman and her daughter, about 5 years old, around 8:00 p.m. on the day she was DANA It hit different municipalities in Spain. Both the mother and her daughter were trapped inside a car that was flooding of water after the ravine that crosses the Valencian town of Alfafar overflowed.
According to the Headquarters, the events occurred on the fateful Tuesday, October 29, when a National Police agent, who at that time was off duty, located two people inside a vehicle trapped by the torrent of water that had overflowed due to the storm. The agent, who was returning home after finishing his work shift, was trapped in his own vehicle when he saw surprised by the rising water that flooded the streets of the municipality and caused the traffic jam of numerous vehicles with people inside.
Once the policeman managed to abandon his car to take shelter on the roof, he located a woman who screamed for help while hitting her vehicle, since the water prevented her from opening the door to leave the car, which is why he quickly went to the place in order to help her. Upon arrival, he found a woman desperately trying to open the door of her car so she could get out with her daughter.
The agent broke the window with a knife who was carrying an accessory to break the glass and managed to remove them from the vehicle and move them to a safe place next to a guardrail on the road that was already flooded. The water level was already above their waists.
After several minutes of waiting, the police officer observed a truck that was still managing to travel on the road, he alerted the driver with cries for help and managed to get the mother and her daughter aboard the cab. he staying outside since there were numerous people inside and there was no space for more.
In addition to this first intervention, the agent spent more than five hours in the vicinity collaborating with the rest of the emergency services who were at the scene, helping people as well as giving safety instructions to keep people safe in safe areas.
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