Maximum urgency to strengthen relief and aid systems in the face of the tragedy caused by the biggest cold drop of the 21st century. The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazonrequested this Friday the incorporation of 5,000 soldiers to be added to emergency tasks in the province of, which will be added to the 2,000 currently there, to reach the number of 7,000 soldiers.
This new request from the Valencian government It is carried out once “Emergencies have reported that after 72 hours of intense diagnostic work and early treatment, there were no longer any isolated towns and that access was secure thanks to the precautionary messages which were sent to the population and volunteers”, who are thanked for their valuable collaboration.
As ABC reported, authorities are running a list of 2,500 phone calls 900 365 112 in which there was an alert regarding missing people due to the devastating effects of DANA. The official number of people wanted has not been released, but the number of bodies found at Ground Zero has been consistent in places such as Paiporta, Alfafar, Chiva or at places on the beach such as Marény.
Indeed, the emergency services work 24 hours a day looking for missing people, particularly in basements, garages and in cars still piled up in the streets or in road ditches.
The president of Generality This morning he visited different municipalities where he verified that “the roads are now clear, the bridges are safe and the operational logistics bases are now operational, which is why it is requested that the army be deployed in its entirety”.
In the words of Mazon“Once we have managed to secure all logistical points, guarantee road access on all routes and organize the distribution of volunteers, we can now safely request an additional 5,000 troops.”
