Access roads to Valence They are a clear reflection of the tragedy experienced in recent hours in the towns neighboring the country’s capital. Turia who experienced the worst DANA of the century. By late Wednesday afternoon, there were at least 90 deaths and everything indicates that in the coming hours the numbers will increase, much to the regret of an autonomous community broken by pain which continues to count the victims.
The A-3 highway which enters the city, one of the epicenters of the drama, is suffering the consequences of what happened overnight from Tuesday until Wednesday morning. Throughout the morning, people returning home from work and other tasks faced some of the worst flooding in a century on the road that connects the city to cities like Requena, Torrent, Paiporta, Alginet, Alfafar, Sueca or Chivas among others.
A few hours after the tragedy, we can see hundreds of cars cluttered on the asphalt and a large quantity of waste left on the shoulders of the road. While the services of the UME, the Police and Civil Guard They are working to make part of the still closed road to Alicante possible. At this time on Wednesday, piecework is also underway with the aim of being able to find those still missing after a few hours of horror in the capital of the Valencian Community. Workers will continue to work during the day of Thursday October 31 and classes will therefore remain closed all day.
At least 95 dead because of DANA
The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Angel Victor Torres, announced on Wednesday afternoon that the updated number of deaths due to DANA had risen to 95. Concretely, 92 people died in the Valencian Community, 2 in Castile-La Mancha and one in Andalusia, according to the official report proposed. by the minister in statements to RTVE. The authorities are continuing the process of investigation and identification of the victims.
In the Valencian Community, the Multiple Victims Procedure was activated on Tuesday evening, which carries out the evaluations provided by the information received from the different security and emergency agencies and forces, as detailed by CECOPI.
The Institute of Legal Medicine of Valencia has activated nine forensic teams to go to the places affected by the DANA that hit the province in recent hours in order to carry out expert assessments of the bodies and carry out the relevant examinations. The duty judges of the judicial districts concerned delegate these procedures to specialists and to the state security forces and agencies, as reported by the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community.
