THE DANA wreaked havoc throughout the Spanish Levant. The Valencian Community is one of the worst affected with overflowing river beds, collapsed buildings and blocked roads. The president Carlos Mazon has confirmed there are a number of deaths to be determined after a building collapsed in Torrent.
Effects of DANA
Emergency and rescue services began to reach places they had not been able to reach until now. This Tuesday, emergencies responded to more than 10,000 calls.
Where it has not been possible to access, “all the troops are still prepared and ready”, as Carlos Mazón explains. Locations that have not been reached are areas where there is a communications outage or flooded areas. However, Mazón sent a message to those waiting for help: “Let them know it will be possible to access“.
DANA kills several people
THE DANA who hits Valencia he loaded his first death this Tuesday afternoon. This is a man who died in the Valencian city of Massanassain Huerta Sur, when he went down to his garage to see how his own vehicle was. The man was stuck in the elevator on his way to the same garage.
At this time, the exact number of deaths is unknown. During his night appearance, the president of the Generalitat Valenciana confirmed that in addition to the fatal victim in Masanasa, there were other died because of DANA. “There are dead bodies and unfortunately they continue to appear,” said Carlos Mazón. The Valencian president also admitted that he could not give more details because some relatives of the deceased still do not know that their loved ones died in the storm.
Disappeared between Valencia and Albacete
DANA also leaves an unknown number of people missing. Currently, there is evidence of six Albacete, and one in Valencia.
Albacete media report that rescue firefighters from the Albacete Provincial Delegation and a Civil Guard helicopter are trying to find six people which are “not located” after the heavy rains in Letur (Albacete), which caused the overflow of the stream and a waterspout that devastated the urban area of the municipality. The two missing are municipal employees who were in a vehicle.
Valencia suffers the worst cold spell of the century, according to AEMET
The drop in cold suffered by the Valencian Community is the worst of this century, comparable to those experienced in 1987 and 1982, that of the Marsh of Allaccording to the first assessment proposed by the National Meteorological Agency.
Ayuso supports LACC affected by DANA
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusoshowed “its support” to those affected by DANA in eastern Spain and made emergency services in the region available to them. “All our support to those affected so far by DANA in Valencia, Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha… We put our emergency services at your disposal for whatever you need. “Madrid Emergency Community 112 is downloading calls,” he wrote on his social networks.
40 residents of Letur spend the night at school
Around 40 residents of the commune of Letur (Albacete) spent the night at the local school thanks to the work of Red Cross. In addition, part of the city is without electricity and telephone companies are having difficulty providing coverage to the city.
Vox calls for declaration of a catastrophic zone
Spokesperson for Vox in Congress, Pepa Millándemanded that the government declare a catastrophic zone for the regions of Spain suffering the consequences of DANA. Furthermore, the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascalexpressed solidarity with those affected: “I pray that we will soon have good news regarding the seven people currently missing in Albacete and Valencia.”
Emergencies send new mobile alert
The Emergency Coordination Center (CEE) of the Generalitat Valenciana has just launch a new mobile alert Es-Alert civil protection asks citizens to avoid traveling by road in the province of Valencia.
The system of massive and direct alerts to the population ES alert in the face of emergencies and disasters, arrived early this Wednesday, to warn citizens of the danger caused by heavy rains and inform about preventive measures.
When the message arrives on a mobile phone a shrill beep sounds and repetitive, which is different from what is heard when an SMS or WhatsApp is received and remains on the screen until the user gives the option accept which also appears there.
There are already deaths because of DANA
The President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, confirmed that after accessing some of the places most affected by DANA, they have located “lifeless bodies”. The head of the Consell, during an appearance at the Emergency Coordination Center, did not provide more information about the victims, out of respect for the families.
UME operates in the Valencian Community
We begin a new day on Wednesday which promises to be difficult in terms of weather in the Levante region. The Military Emergency Unit (UME) indicated that it was carrying out rescue and evacuation work of people trapped by floods in several villages in the Valencian Community due to the situation caused by DANA, which has already caused several deaths in the Autonomous Community.
The Generalitat Valenciana activates a telephone number to help relatives of missing people
The Generalitat Valenciana has activated a new emergency telephone number to offer information to relatives of missing people. This is the 900 365 112.