The president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañuecodeployed a large contingent to Valencia to combat the destructive effects of DANA. Concretely, the Castilian-Leonese Office manages 329 people and 190 vehicles which were transferred to the Valencian Community to help with cleaning and debris removal work in the municipalities devastated by the floods.
This was announced by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Carlos Fernandez Carriedo, during a press conference after the Government Council where he declared that the Regional Executive had agreed to designate the heads of the departments of the Regional Administration as contracting bodies for the execution of works, the acquisition of goods and the provision of services necessary to respond to emergency situations caused by DANA.
The Commission indicated that the stakeholders from Castilla y León were given responsibility town of Aldayawhere the Forward Command Post (PMA) was deployed, managed and coordinated by two technicians from the Emergency Coordination Center and the Media Reception Center (CRM). The Minister of the Economy argued that the operation is “completely autonomous”, having equipment for its own supply and a temporary shelter which was installed by the Emergency Logistics Support Unit (UALE) with four people in a sports center made available by the municipality. . of Aldaya.
As the Council reports “the task assigned to the operation focuses on the objective of restoring normality as much as possible in the city of Aldaya, by improving vehicle mobility, drain water from garages and basementscleaning the streets and clearing the roads of debris, leftover weeds and mud.
They also revealed that the evolution of this city is “favorable”, which is why the community led by Alfonso Fernández Mañueco plans to move these resources to other municipalities where the situation is still very complex.
The work team that helps the city restore normality is made up of 38 people from the Ministry of Mobility and Digital Transition, responsible for working with 13 backhoes and the transport of debris and damaged goods with 10 trucks.
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The Department of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning deployed 124 personnel, including environmental and technical agents and guards, with a 51 army vehicles among which the 22 fire trucks stand out, essential for cleaning the streets, one of the main tasks.
From 12 town halls and seven provincial councils, they managed to bring together a total of more than 160 professional firefighters, equipped with intervention vehicles and motor pumps and turbo pumpsused to remove water from basements, garages and ground floors affected by flooding. Firefighters are also working to search and trace areas likely to find people trapped.
The Logistics Support Unit prepared and moved more than 15 tons of material necessary for responders: food, beds, blankets, shovels, rubber boots, brooms, gloves, sleeping bags, protective glasses or 14,000 hygiene kits.
The global system coordinated by the Junta de Castilla y León also moved health personnel by the Sacyl Health Emergency, to provide support to the people concerned. Concretely, an EMU was mobilized with a doctor, a nurse and a driver. So far, there have been 24 health actions in the operation, mainly cuts, blisters and abrasions.
On the other hand, the Council led by Mañueco has already started the food shopping and basic necessities such as: water, milk, cold meats, bread, sandwich bread, cans of tuna and non-perishable foods. Products requested, first of all, by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FRMP) and to which other requested foods and resources will be added, depending on needs. For this, the Mañueco government has provided initial aid of one million euros for the purchase of these basic foods and resources.
