Faced with the collapse of emergency services last night in Valencia, the Basque Country had to answer calls to its emergency telephone number. “To get an idea, we have received calls from Valencia on Euskadi number 112which they were unable to attend there. There were 17 incidents during the night, some who entered directly from Valencia, and others from people who live here and have relatives there,” security advisor Bingen Zupiria explained this morning.
As confirmed by the Basque government, the Lendakari, Imanol Pradales, tried last night to contact the Valencian president to show his solidarity and provide him with the necessary means. “Materials” and “terrestrial” when you can enterbecause it is still not accessible.
They made two helicopters available, including one from the Ertzaintza “dedicated to rescue and assistance with underwater rescue”. Another one they rented and which is dedicated to forestry tasksbut this would be used for recovery. Management is coordinating with provincial councils to provide assistance.
Zupiria expressed his “solidarity” with “Valencian society at a time “so hard with the loss of dozens of human lives” and the rest of the affected territories. “A terrible situation that we hope does not get worse,” he declared, after confirming that to the knowledge of no Basque citizen among the victims or the missing.
In accordance with what Pradales expressed in the face of a “drama with these characteristics”. “Since this morning we have been in permanent contact with the Generalitat,” said the Lendakari, after announcing that the helicopters are already ready to be sent as soon as they become available. “We are working on other emergency means to deal with this great tragedy. Our availability from Euskadi is absolute. They will have everything that is in our hands,” he said.
