The Director General of Forest Fire Prevention, Rosa Tourisstressed that during that night they were evacuated 17,000 tonnes of goods and sludge of the municipalities concerned by the DANA from last October 29
This information was transmitted by Tourís to the media as part of the transmission of information from the meeting held this Friday by the Cécopi.
The general director stressed in this regard that this work of evacuating sludge and debris is “a essential part of recovery urban centers”.
This waste cleanup information represents a “meaningful data“since 7,000 tonnes more were removed than the day before and, what’s more, it’s”the largest amount since the start of this operation“.
He also pointed out that during the day of Friday, more than 90 sludge extraction trucksthus maintaining the “effort” of the available machines.
The main movements were the end points between them Pedralba, Villena, Xixona and Caudete and, furthermore, they moved voluminously from intermediate points to Alfafar, Catarroja and Manises.
“Extreme emergency”
The Director General of Forest Fire Prevention also underlined “the extreme emergency“to remove mud from cities.
A task that explained that it must be carried out in coordination with the various competent bodies and institutions, including the Hydrographic Confederation of Jucar.
On the other hand, he emphasized that the work of the special rescue group because the search for victims remains today in the area of The Albufera and in its area of influence, the level is maintained between 10 and 12 centimeters, as requested by the Civil Guard, to facilitate research work.
THE sea searches resumed Thursday as weather conditions permitted after the passage of a second DANA in the province of Valencia.
The threat of a new red alert has compromised tasks since Wednesday and have finally been suspended Thursday morning due to unfavorable weather conditions and strong waves which did not allow the operation to operate.
Tourís indicated that in addition, during the meeting he made a “more surgical” study of needs of each of the sectors where we work to “adjust the necessary equipment and its typology to effectively undertake the tasks, logistics and equipment required by the operation for each mission deployed and adjust the tasks of the personnel in each municipality”
In this sense, he emphasized that “evolve at different paces and in a large part of them, they are moving towards a first situation of normality.
Media deployed
Concerning the emergency services which continue to work on the ground, it was specified that they remain deployed in the area. 2,190 firefighters, some 8,500 members of the armed forces, including 2,100 belonging to the UMEand more than 800 civil protection volunteers from all over Spain.
In the field of citizen security to have 9,728 agents between the National Police and the deployed Civil Guards, more than 500 members of the different local police forces and more than 130 members of the Generalitat Police.
On the other hand, he recalled that as a preventive measure the plan is maintained for pest control and disinfection in all the municipalities concerned. In this sense, he stressed the importance of respecting health recommendations and the use of a mask, gloves, protective glasses, appropriate shoes and long sleeves.
At this time, the Valencian Community Already is not on weather alertalthough it continues with situation 2 of the flood plan throughout the province of Valencia and situation 1 of the special flood plan due to rains in the Baix Maestrat de Castellón region.
