Half a thousand soldiers will join the 1,200 already working in the affected municipalities
THE 500 army soldiers who will join the aid mechanism for those affected by DANA have started to arrive in Valencia. They will join the 1,200 people who were already working to clear rubble and distribute food, with 400 vehicles and 15 helicopters, in the area devastated by the storm.
The Government Delegation of the Valencian Community reported early this Friday the entry into the Jaime I Base of Bétera of vehicles of the Air Deployment Support Squadron.
Likewise, the aviators of the Sapper Parachute Squadron left at dawn for Valencia from the Alcantarilla Air Base to support the Military Emergency Unit (UME) at ground zero.
According to the Government Delegation, two buses with around a hundred Marines and a heavy column with ten trucks, four light vehicles and a VAMTAC – a military SUV – with 31 Marines in support are circulating there.
The 500 troops have already arrived in the affected areas, adding to the 1,200 already working to help those affected by DANA. Minister Robles insists: there will be all the necessary means, the necessary time pic.twitter.com/TtgDB2CL5Z
– Ministry of Defense (@Defensagob) November 1, 2024
The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, indicated in a message on the social network accountall means necessary“the time necessary” to help the victims.
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