He Government specified the emergency measures it will mobilize to mitigate the effects of the DANA in the Valencian Community. The Executive of Pedro Sanchez It will mobilize 1,200 soldiers from the Third Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM III) and 500 other soldiers from the UME to guarantee security in the area, which represents a total of more than 1,700 soldiers. Furthermore, the minister Angel Victor Torreswho appeared after the crisis committee meeting, sent a strong message to the people who committed acts of vandalism throughout that day. “We will not tolerate looting,” he said.
As he recalled, there are already 1,800 national police officers in the affected areas, in addition to 750 civil guards who will benefit from the support of 280 others and, with them, the expansion of the deployment of the Military Unit of Emergency. Beyond security, the government wanted to maximize collaboration with the Valencian Community to be able to meet the needs of victims and their families. To this end, it provides the government of Carlos Mazón with UME personnel, refrigerated trucks and an increase in the capacity of morgues, thus increasing the number of forensic experts transferred to the area.
Another issue that concerns the two leaders the most is that of supply. In order to re-establish distribution circuits, air transport will be mobilized to be able to transport Mercavalencia food and supplies necessary for their subsequent distribution to supermarkets.
The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazonasked Thursday the Ministry of Defense to incorporate the Army and the available troops “of land, sea and air” for the emergency operation carried out in Valencia to reinforce the logistical and aid distribution tasks to the population affected by the Dana.
Mazón communicated that the Military Emergency Unit (UME) informs you that this Friday, at 8 a.m., a first wave will start working during the day. Likewise, he indicated that this request came “after a conversation with the President of the Government to improve operational coordination within the control body which was held since Monday”.
He also reports that, alongside the incorporation of the army, “it was decided that the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaskajoins the CECOPI team made up of 112 people “at the highest level of Government” and “permanently”.
Sánchez visits Valencia
This morning, the president of Government visited the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI) of the Valencian Community, from which emergency interventions in areas affected by the DANAat the Eliana, where he reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the Valencian Community and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families and also conveyed the commitment of the Executive “by land, sea and air, by any means, any time,” no matter what. necessary, with all possible resources, to find missing people. »
“All the additional resources you need are here from the Spanish government. We are not going to leave the Valencians alone, we will be with you as long as it is necessary, with all possible resources and means,” commented Sánchez, while emphasizing that “the priority at this moment is to find the victims. , to the missing, to ease the anxiety and anguish that families may suffer.
The extent of this tragedy is still unknown, although The number of deaths has now reached 158 people.almost entirely in the Valencian Community. However, as Defense Minister Margarita Robles pointed out, the number of missing people still remains undetermined, which could further increase the number of victims.
Valence and surrounding towns, hardest hit by the worst flooding in city history, continue to mourn their victims. And everything indicates that in the coming hours the number of deaths will exceed 200, according to what the Health emergency services of the Valencian Community. Early Thursday, and after a whole night of piecework, in the light of day, the search began for the dozens of people still missing since last Wednesday… and it is very likely that other bodies will be found .
