The Vice President of the Government of Aragon, Mar Vaquero, presented an assessment of the situation in the Valencian Community after the recent DANA, emphasizing that after a quiet night “A normalization of the situation is expected throughout the day”. Although a yellow level warning remains in place, Vaquero stressed that the recommendations of the Avoid approaching ravines and river beds still in force, “especially in areas near Castellón and Valencia, where some precipitation can still be recorded.”
In Aragon, the spokesperson reported that there had been Telephone connections have been restored in Cariñena and all Aragonese municipalities have water in their tapsalthough there are places where turbidity problems persist. “The Water Institute works to improve water quality in municipalities like Jatiel, Ariño and Mazaleón, while the Provincial Delegation of Teruel provides drinking water in places in difficulty, as well as in other areas. ‘others where water is only available for sanitary use’. .
Sector 3 Catarroja
Regarding the collaboration in Valencia, the emergency system activated by Aragón in Catarroja was operational all night in sector 3. “Currently there are approximately 180 people working in the area, a number which will increase with the arrival of 18 firefighters from the Provincial Delegation of Zaragoza and 24 local police officers from Zaragoza and Huesca“said the vice president.
The operation focuses on removing vehicles and cleaning branches and other debris accumulated in the streets, with particular attention to garages and public parking that have suffered flooding. “Despite the expected normalization phase, concern about possible casualties remains high,” he added.
Provisional plan of the work area assigned to Aragon in the municipality of Catarroja.
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The most delicate work, according to Vaquero, is now in the many flooded garages, covered in water and mud. “In these spaces, an exhaustive study examination of vehicles and possible people trapped inside. In addition, work is underway on a nearby public parking lot.which also has a high degree of sensitivity in this assigned area, which includes a commercial area,” the vice president described.
The field operation is carried out under the supervision of CECOPI of Valencia and has a media reception area in Venta del Aire and a rest area in Segorbe. ANDI head of the Security and Civil Protection Service, Jorge Crespo, explained that Resources are managed autonomously, “although in coordination with the firefighters of the community concerned”.
