In the streets of center of Paiportalast Tuesday, two King’s escorts who are agents of the Civil Guard rescued a woman who had been locked in the downstairs where she lived since the flood occurred.
In an operation that lasted just over two hours, they managed to get her out of her house and carry her by hand through the narrow street – full of furniture and useless household belongings – to an ambulance.
That same day, on the outskirts of the town, two other Civil Guard agents who are also escorts for the Royal Family, were directing traffic in a difficult to access areaclose to the Advanced Command Post from where the operations are coordinated. DANA emergencieslocated at the Texako gas station.
These escorts are part of the 48 agents of the Security Service of the King’s Housewhich make up the device of the Valencia Civil Guard. Among them there are 6 divers, 2 dog guides and 4 drone pilots, with 14 all-terrain vehicles, two vans for transporting material, two dogs and two drones.
When Felipe VI gave instructions to the Security Service of his House and the Royal Guard to put all the necessary troops at the disposal of the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Defense for collaborate on tasks that the State Security Forces and Bodies and the UME are developing in the areas affected by DANA, the 48 Civil Guard escorts were the first to arrive in Valencia.
The military
A few days later, and in a phased manner, a contingent of 195 soldiers from the Royal Guard was incorporated, which has worked mainly in Utile, Chiva and Picaña. The four maneuver sections that have been established work in twenty-four hour shifts under the tactical command of the UME, the highest military responsible for the emergency in the Valencian Community.
To date, both the bodyguards of the King’s Civil Guard and the members of the Royal Guard have carried out very varied missionswhich meet the needs of each moment. They have been seen inspecting garages, dedicated to cleaning and sanitizing streets, and removing belongings from homes and garages. Also in security reinforcement functions and night surveillance of some areas.
All of them participate in the tasks of helping and supporting the Valencian people, victims of the greatest natural disaster that Spain has experienced in a century.
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