More than 150,000 people currently remain without electricity in the province of Valencia, after the DANA which devastated the region and left at least 62 dead. The storm caused power outages and problems with water supply and communication in various parts of the territory, which technical teams are trying to access as conditions permit.
The area most affected by transmission and distribution power line outages is Catadau, where the substation that supplies this area was affected. According to Iberdrola sources, there are currently around 13,000 inhabitants without supply in the towns of Carlet, Montserrat, Catadau, Montroy and Benimodo, where teams have not been able to access the facilities to assess the situation and begin the repair works. repair. In Utiel, Buñol and its surroundings, 25,000 people are affected, without even access being possible.
According to company data, on Tuesday evening, electricity supply was also affected in several municipalities in the Horta Sur region after nearby ravines overflowed, affecting 50,000 customers. “At present, the approximate total number of affected customers in the province of Valencia is 155,000, whose service will be restored as access allows,” indicates Iberdrola, who has mobilized half -thousand workers and strengthened customer service channels.
Telefónica sources indicate that the company has deployed “a massive reinforcement in the Valencian Community to repair the damage caused by the floods and the power cuts resulting from DANA”, but they recall that the priority at the moment is to guarantee the security of the installations. population. The operational team is working with the Generalitat Valenciana and with the Military Emergency Unit so that technical teams can reach the flooded factories. In addition, telephone 112 is fully operational to communicate emergencies.
Although the councilor for the Water Cycle of the Valencia City Council, Carlos Mundina, indicated that “at the moment there are no water cuts planned” in the city, according to the publication Levantand the Ministry of the Environment published in
Labor reminds businesses of the obligation to protect their employees
The Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, on Wednesday called on companies to respect the law and interrupt their activity in areas where work activity is not safe due to weather conditions. “Let’s preserve the lives of workers,” insisted Díaz, who also stressed that his department “was going to deploy the Labor Inspectorate.” “Above all, no one should work at risk of their life,” he said.
Ministerial sources point out that companies have an obligation to protect their staff from the risks of adverse weather phenomena such as DANA, which has already caused more than fifty deaths. “Preventive measures include the ban on carrying out certain tasks when unfavorable phenomena require it,” indicate these same sources.
