TOLEDO.- Castilla-La Mancha will request the Government of Spain for catastrophic zone declarationa for the places affected by DANA “so that all the damage that has occurred at a material level can be addressed”, although he has specified that at this time “the priority is people”.
This was stated at a press conference by the spokesperson for the regional Executive, Esther Padilla, who on behalf of the regional Government has conveyed her condolences to the families of the deceased in both the Valencian Community and Castilla-La Mancha. “We deeply regret the deaths and hope we do not have to continue providing information of this type, although it is possible that the number of victims could continue to increase,” he warned.
Padilla explained that “now we are assisting the families of the victims who may arrive; and also the families of the missing people who are being informed of the work that is being done”; at the same time that he has recognized “all the efforts” in the search for those people who remain missing in the region.
Likewise, he specified, all those people who have lost their properties due to the floods are also being assisted.
On the other hand, and in relation to the device deployed to deal with this emergency resulting from the intense rains that have caused this catastrophe, Esther Padilla has also reported on the troops displaced to the town of Letur, among whom 153 people have been mobilized.
A total of 56 people come from Infocam’s own resources, 40 from Geacam and 16 environmental agents; while three fire engines, three checkpoints and three patrols have been used.
The other 97 members belong to the Fire Extinguishing Service, a total of 23 members, ten from the Red Cross, who have served five families in the shelter that has been located at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción school.
According to the counselor, 32 members of the Civil Guard, Civil Protection volunteers in Letur, Socovos and Férez, a total of 20, as well as soldiers, “who were on maneuvers in the area and twelve are collaborating in Letur”. In Mira, the total number of troops is 134; of which 10 are from Geacam and there are displaced people from the Civil Guard, the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and firefighters.
INCIDENTS
As the spokesperson reported, as a consequence of the forecasts of rain and storms, on October 28, Meteocam was activated in the alert phase throughout the region. After the heavy rainfall recorded in the town of Mira (Cuenca), the activation of the Military Emergency Unit and the members of the Infocam Plan were also requested.
According to Padilla, the total number of calls to line 112 in the region after the passage of DANA was 4,668. As for the affected municipalities (those with more than five incidents), there are twelve; the town of Lookwith 38, is the one that has registered the most, followed by Tomellosowith 17, and Leturwith 12.
As for the types of incidents recorded, there are a total of 263, according to the last update at 10 a.m. today. “The majority are obstacles on the road and landslides, in addition to flooding in open and closed spaces, as well as incidents in electrical and telephone supply and poor condition of public roads,” Padilla continued.
The Civil Guard and firefighters managed rescue 40 peopleeleven of them by Geacam helicopter. Likewise, Padilla pointed out that “the evacuation also took place yesterday, as a preventive measure, of the Mira nursing home.”
As for the closed educational centers, they are those of Mira, Landete and Letur. In this last municipality the electricity supply has not yet been reestablished and there is still no drinking water, so the Albacete Provincial Council is supplying it through a tanker and Geacam will be asked to distribute bottled water, according to the spokesperson.
SOLIDARITY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
Throughout his speech, Padilla also had words of gratitude for the autonomous communities that “have offered us their solidarity and signs of support to be able to help us in the work that is now being carried out.” Similarly, Castilla La Mancha has also collaborated with the Valencian Community, he noted. “Although here in Castilla La Mancha it is hard, what has happened in the Valencian Community is very serious and we have also had the capacity to help them and the media from Castilla-La Mancha have collaborated there,” he concluded.
On the other hand, he also recalled that the Government of Castilla-La Mancha constantly reports on data of public interest related to DANA through the cWhatsAPP anal from the Community Board. It will continue to broadcast uninterrupted messages about the impact of urban and interurban areas, road closures, mobility restrictions and any relevant data for the population in this emergency situation.
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