As the hours pass and the material damage caused by the flood that devastated the industrial heart of Valencia just a week ago becomes apparent in all its magnitude, the balance of damage from the catastrophe grows and takes on the overtones of a phenomenal economic emergency. .
The latest data update released this Tuesday by the Chamber of Valencia estimates that the damage caused by DANA would have reached, with greater or lesser intensity, 32% of the GDP of the province of Valencia, an economic area made up of 68 municipalities and whose economic fabric It pays close to 25% of the salaries received in the province and explains no less than 38% of its business returns.
The perimeter of companies potentially affected by the flood has widened considerably compared to the last balance sheet released, as a result of the report of damage in municipalities that were not the hardest hit by the flood but that have also suffered damage due to its devastating effects. If a few days ago the affected business fabric was estimated at just over 30,000 companies, the latest balance of the Chamber expands that universe of potentially affected companies to 48,722. The number of workers employed by these companies is estimated at more than 264,000.
The report released this Tuesday by the Chamber of Valencia distinguishes four levels of impact: a zone zero, mainly in Huerta Sur and Ribera Alta, which includes the 16 municipalities most affected by the flood; a second area of 16 municipalities, mainly in the Ribera Alta, which are considered very affected; and two other levels of medium and low affectation.
The most affected municipalities account for 20% of the provincial GDP and employment. This is an area that contributes more than 13.3 billion euros to the economy and employs 220,000 people.
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