The neighbors of Talavera de la Reina (Toledo) have dawned this Sunday dismayed For the collapse of the old or ‘Roman bridge’, a symbol of the city that has collapsed at dawn by the flood of the Tagus River.
“Is A misfortune For the city, “said one of the many neighbors who have gathered from early in the morning to verify that the videos that have reached their mobile devices are true.
The old bridge has collapsed in two sections Due to the flood of the river, causing the pain among the inhabitants of the city for the lost heritage and because, in addition, the construction was a symbol for the city. “We are sore,” says another neighbor.
IMPACT, CONSTERNATION AND PAIN They are the most repeated words among the Talaveranos, who share their memories, from walking in the morning until they played there children.
The mayor asks for help for reconstruction
The mayor of Talavera de la Reina, José Julián Gregorio, has asked all institutions for help to be able to rebuild the bridge as soon as possibleand advances that technicians are already valuing damage. “We are going to fight to recover the Roman bridge,” he said.
“We will ask all institutions, be it for the Board or the State, which help us reconstruction To be a place for a walk, “he has guaranteed.
Gregorio recalled that the Municipal Police has The area cordoned off To prevent neighbors from getting too close to the structure, whose collapse admits, is “A MAZAZO IN THE HEART” of the city.
The collapse of the bridge has been the main damage that the city has suffered during the early hours of this Sunday, although Many roads are flooded And several urbanizations have had to be evicted due to the flood of the Tagus, which passes to 1,000 cubic meters per second through the city.
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