ALBACETE.- Between applause, seeking a greeting or even a hug, this is how they received the kings Philip VI and Mrs. Letizia in the Albacete town of Letur, where on October 29 six people died due to the flood that devastated the historic center of the town, also causing significant material damage.
Contrary to what happened a few days ago in the Valencian Community, where they were rebuked During what was his first visit to the areas affected by DANA, the expectation for his arrival in the Albacete municipality has been great.
At around 4:40 p.m., after visiting the Valencian towns of Chiva and Utiel, the kings arrived in Letur, where they were accompanied by the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page; the Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodriguezas well as the Government delegate in the region, Miracles Toulon; the president of the Albacete Provincial Council, Santiago Cabañeroand the mayor of Letur, Sergio Marinamong other authorities.
With applause, the residents of the Albacete town welcomed the monarchs, while they tried to immortalize the visit by taking photos and videos with their cell phones.
A tour through the devastated streets of the municipality that began at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción school, transformed into an advanced command post for the emergency device during the first days of DANA and which just a week ago resumed its teaching activity.
There, Felipe VI and Mrs. Letizia held a meeting with the relatives of the six who died during the flood, to whom they conveyed their condolences.
Likewise, they have visited the students of the center, who were in the classrooms with representatives of the Socovos institute who, during the days they had to be away from their school, welcomed the children and teachers of Letur so that they could continue with the classes.
After these meetings, the delegation headed towards the old town of the town, one of the areas most affected by the force of the water. A journey in which they have continued to greet the residents of the town, who have appreciated their visit and closeness.
Likewise, they have greeted several members of the emergency services who have been and continue to work in the area, belonging to the Military Emergency Unit (UME), GOES, Civil Guard, Infocam, Geacam, SEPEI, Environmental Agents, Civil Protection and Sescam, as well as the Red Cross and Cáritas volunteers.
A tour that has taken the kings to the ‘ground zero’ of the catastrophe experienced by Letur three weeks ago, where several buildings were swept away by the water. There they have been interested in the work with heavy machinery that is still being carried out to recover the area, where Supplies have not yet been restored to many affected homes..
After an hour of visiting, the kings left the town by car, whose neighbors waited expectantly to say goodbye to them with more applause.
THE MONARCHS WERE INTERESTED “DAILY”
A visit that was appreciated by the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, who highlighted that Felipe VI and Mrs. Letizia arrived in this Albacete municipality “knowing exactly how the situation was,” since he pointed out that during the days that the search for the missing lasted They called “daily” to inquire “especially about the status of the families”and has assured that They have committed to returning because “they have been able to see a lot of affection”.
On the other hand, Page has assessed that in Letur Citizens have seen “absolute coordination” between all administrations “from minute one” and has committed to “staying here.”
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