The Ministry of the Interior rose to 371 people arrested for looting and theft-related crimes occurred in the Valencian Community after the passage of DANA on October 29. Additionally, 2,600 cars and trucks are believed to have already been taken off the roads after being damaged by the storm.
Specifically, last week 118 people were arrested in connection with the looting of businesses and homes affected by DANA in the province of Valencia, as clarified by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during his appearance since the Moncloa Palace. data compared to last Tuesday, November 5.
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The interior indicated that 2,600 cars and trucks were taken off the roads and which also has 1,784 specialized land, air and sea vehicles deployed for assistance tasks to those affected by DANA.
More than 18,000 police and military personnel in Valencia
During the press conference in which he explained the new royal decree-law on DANA aid, Sánchez indicated that the number of troops deployed in the province of Valencia increased from 15,000 to 18,200including the army, the national police, the civil guard but also forestry technicians, “reinforcing the tasks of underwater search, psychological care and debris removal with new specialized equipment”.
In the total assessment, Sánchez assured that there were 3,800 land, air and water vehicles deployed by all the ministries concerned, citing an amphibious ship, two mine hunters, a CSIC research vessel and “more than 200 heavy equipment and lightweight for water and mud extraction.
“This colossal exhibition“, which is both logistical and human, carried out 406 new rescues, 118 new arrests, removed 550 vehicles that continued to block the roads and, therefore, hindered mobility, and emptied and inspected more than 600 garages and basements,” Sánchez said. indicated the assessment of the last week carried out from Moncloa after the Council of Ministers, in which he expressed his gratitude for the work carried out by public agents.
He also stressed that it was achieved “restore electricity to virtually all homes affected and 95% of telephone lines damaged, both fixed and mobile”, as well as “recovering the supply of medicines to the entire population”.
