In a week that begins in shock after the meteorological disaster that left hundreds of victims dead and missing in the Levant of the country, the Galician President, Alfonso Rueda, wanted to begin his appearance after the weekly meeting of the Council by devoting a mention special to those affected, their families and all the volunteers and staff who collaborated in the rescue and clean-up tasks these days. Precisely, after having made available to the Valencian Community one of the two rescue helicopters that depend on the Xunta, Galicia confirmed this Monday that Galicia has again sent professionals and material resources from different administrations, whatever whatever their political color, to provide “completely necessary” aid. which, as the president indicated, is coordinated by the Galician administration. They are, in total, 200 professionals volunteered to “lend a hand”, this, the president recalled, is where all efforts must now focus.
“I would like to thank once again the solidarity of all Galicians and the commitment shown these days, both from the anonymous citizens who went to the different centers” to make a donation and from the “professionals of emergency who voluntarily offered to lend a helping hand” in one and their help, he said, is “particularly necessary”. Aid, he said, is underway coordinated from Emerxencias 112 du Xunta, as agreed during the meeting held on Saturday between the regional administration, the Government Delegation, the Galician Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEGAMP), Civil Protection and Emergencies of Galicia.
Concretely, he indicated, between Sunday evening and Monday morning, two operations began, each composed of around a hundred professionals from different administrations. The president also dedicated a few words of gratitude to them for their willingness to collaborate. whatever the “political color”, “row in the same direction to offer the means that are asked of us.”
Among the troops destined for Levante, explained Rueda, are seven professionals from Axega and the Intervention Support Logistique group, equipped with a bilge pump with a capacity of 30,000 liters, two feeders of 25,000 liters each, a drone with thermal camera and lighting equipment. Also agents of the Autonomous Police and the Underwater Operations Groupwith an inflatable boat and a rescue kayak, an underwater drone and the necessary equipment to dive in contaminated waters. They are also joined by people from the fire brigade – with technicians, environmental officers and forest firefighters – who carry with them six motor pumps, a bulldozer and a tractor; Civil Protection Agents from municipalities like O Rosal and Cambados; members of the supramunicipal emergency groups of Ponteares, Celanova, Padrón and Mós; and firefighters from the municipalities of A Coruña, Santiago, Ferrol, Vigo and the Provincial Consortium of Pontevedra.
Contributions also continue from individuals who, within their possibilities, help by donating food, clothing or medical supplies. In addition to the points installed in many municipalities, such as Ames, Ferrol or Narón, others have also been created by private entities. This is the case of Afundación, which, through its “Culture for Food” program, had collected as of Monday 17 tonnes of products non-perishable items, which will be sent in the coming days to the areas most affected by DANA.
Tensions in Paiporta
Asked about the tense situation experienced by Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, President Pedro Sánchez and Regional President Carlos Mazón in Paiporta, during their visit to one of the affected areas, where they were received with screams, boos and mud. , the head of the Xunta did not hesitate to “condemn” these acts, certain that “violence never resolves anything”, while keen to emphasize that “we must understand the state of mind of many people who were there”. “Again, “I don’t think the main problem for central government at the moment is to measure the degree of reaction of each person.”he said, recalling that currently in Valencia “there are more important questions”.
“The main thing,” insisted Alfonso Rueda, “is to do what we do, which is to help the victims and try to restore the situation as quickly as possible with a minimal normality, although it will not be easy“He thus advocated concentrating “all efforts” to “help in everything we can”, affirming that “time will have to analyze exactly how everything happened” and “if everything happened as it should “.
