The strong storm causes the first devastation in Malaga. The new DANA arrived in Spain has activated the red alert in this province, which is already beginning to suffer the first floods.
The Malaga Clinical Hospital was forced to suspend all its activity, except emergencies and emergencies. In the corridors of the laboratory, water flows like a river that we try to stop with brooms.
A situation similar to that of health centers attached to the Health District of Málaga-Guadalhorce, which closed their doors due to the worsening situation of the storm that affects the province of Malaga this Wednesday, leaving open the emergency points, which begin at 3 p.m., reported the Health Delegation of the Junta de Andalucia.
In addition, the health center in the Campanillas district of the capital was evacuated and emergencies were transferred to the health center of the municipality of Málaga, Nerja, in anticipation of possible flooding, informed Europa Press of the Territorial Delegation of the health of Málaga. .
From this department they indicated that throughout the day telephone attention was reinforced in the health centers of Malaga and that family doctors who were unable to attend are working remotely.
Some floods which begin to affect traffic. In the center of Malaga we are starting to see how buses and vehicles are having difficulty moving due to the large amount of water on the road. For its part, we are also starting to see images of supermarkets in which a large quantity of water is starting to enter.
Moreno assures that he will call the UME if necessary
The President of the Council, Juanma Moreno, wanted to clarify, given the heavy rains hitting the provinces of Malaga and Granada this Wednesday following a DANA, that if the “collaboration” of the Army was necessary, it wouldn’t do it. take time. “not a minute” asking him to face possible serious damages.
During an appearance before the media on the occasion of his participation in the ceremony launching actions for the launch of the Alcalá de Guadaíra tramway (Seville), the president defended that Andalusia has a tram service “powerful” emergency, probably one of the most developed. in the country, where Infoca, for example, has 4,500 soldiers, while the Military Emergency Unit (UME) has 3,000 for all of Spain.
It’s a “a powerful service” andl that Andalusia has, according to Juanma Moreno, who, in fact, served in the Valencian Community.
However, he indicated that if, “at any given moment, the collaboration of the Army was necessary, we would not take a minute to request it.”
For Moreno, it is essential collaboration between all administrations to try to mitigate any issues that may arise.