THE Kings Felipe VI and Letiziaaccompanied by the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezand by the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazonwent this Sunday to zone 0 of the tragedy to support the citizens.
Their first stop was Paiportain the Valencia metropolitan area. It is one of the cities most affected by DANA and has a large number of deaths. According to the latest data provided on Saturday by the Generalitat Valenciana, 210 people died in the province of Valencia.
Upon arrival, the Monarchs approached the forward command post (PMA), away from the worst affected area. There, they met with the various professional organizations involved in the rescue and reconstruction efforts.
Then, the official delegation will go to chiva30 kilometers from the city. It is another of the cities that suffered the most from the consequences of the tragedy.
Five days later, the affected towns remain covered in mud and deprived of the most basic services. The worst DANA of the century affected 65 municipalities, with a total population of 845,371 inhabitants, i.e. nearly 32% of the province’s population.
During these days, the monarchs spoke by telephone with the mayors of Chiva, Catarroja, Torrent, Algemesí, Utiel, Paiporta, Sedavi and Letur to express their feeling of regret at the human and material losses suffered in their communities.
In addition, the King will chair on Monday morning, at the UME headquarters, at the Torrejón air base, the meeting of the Crisis Committee responsible for monitoring the disaster.
Felipe VI and Letizia They suspended the entire agenda other activities planned for next week.
In contrast, the kings expressed gratitude on Saturday for demonstrations of international support for the “devastating consequences” of DANA.
Through a statement published on the official profile of the social network
“Your words of affection and fraternity make us feel accompanied in this terrible tragedy which is devastating our country,” they said.
