The number of deaths due to the devastating passage of the DANA stands at 205,202 in the province of Valencia alone.

The number of victims of the devastating DANA that has shaken the country since Tuesday now exceeds 200, according to the latest data from the Emergency Center of the Generalitat Valenciana, which brought the number of deaths in Valencia to 202to which are added two in Castile-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.

This is also still provisional data, since The process of lifting and identifying the bodies continues and many people remain missing, and the emergency services, joined this Friday by more soldiers, are intensifying their search.

And the DANA continues; the emergency situation has not eased, because five communities remain on alert today -in Huelva the level is “red” (extreme risk)- and under the effects of DANA and the floods which have placed this episode as one of the most serious and heartbreaking natural disasters in the history of Spain.

The event figures already exceed the number of casualties caused by the overflow of the Turia in Valencia in 1957; those caused by the rupture of the Vega de Tera dam in Zamora in 1959; the rupture of the Tous dam in Valence in 1983; or the tragedy of the “Las Nieves” campsite in Biescas (Huesca), devastated by a torrent of water which killed 87 people.

The help, which this Friday 500 more soldiers joined (300 from the Army, 100 from the Air and 100 from the Navy), are working hard to search for those still missing and are also dedicated to opening roads to facilitate access and distribute basic aid.

In the afternoon Military forces will be reinforced in the most affected provinces with 250 additional soldiersso at the end of the day, approximately 2,000 troops will be deployed and working on debris removal, rescue and distribution of supplies.

The Minister of the Interior went to Valencia, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who this morning joined the meetings of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi) of the Valencian Community, from which the emergency works in the areas affected by DANA are coordinated and where he was received by the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazon.

“The weather emergency is not over”

From the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) this Friday, it was emphasized that the unfavorable situation has not calmed downas intense rain continues today and will last through the weekend and the importance of checking the weather and road conditions before traveling.

Five communities are still on alertand in the case of Andalusia – in the province of Huelva – the warning is at “red” level (extreme risk), due to the torrential rains recorded since the first hour and which in some points can exceed 140 liters per square meter.

The “orange” alerts (significant risk) extend to many places in Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, where precipitation will be very abundant and persistent throughout the day and accumulations of water will possibly be very high hours.

“We are going to send a very clear message and we will leave it displayed. The meteorological emergency is not over. DANA is still over Spain”, published the Aemet-Comunidad Valenciana, which posted this message on his X account.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezwho this Friday chaired the Crisis Committee to monitor the effects of DANA, visited the AEMET facilities in Madrid, one of the “most respected” institutions of the administration, wrote on his online social account and influenced the same message: “DANA is not finished, there are provinces with orange and red notices.”

Pedro Sánchez then went to the facilities of the General Directorate of Civil Protection, where he thanked all the civil servants and the thousands of volunteers for their dedication; In his X account, the president recalled that in tragedies like this they are “the example of solidarity and unlimited dedication of Spanish society”.

THE Casa Real sent 42 agents to Valencia of the King’s Security Service to collaborate in the relief efforts, which They join the 100 soldiers sent yesterday, and Felipe VI had an extraordinary meeting with the President of the Government to analyze the last hour of the situation.

Thousands carry aid on foot

And while emergency and rescue personnel devote themselves to searching for the missing, opening roads to facilitate work and distributing aid, actions of solidarity and gestures of fraternity carried out by the citizens take place in the streets.

Thousands of people traveled on foot from central Valencia in the towns most affected by the floods: buckets, mops, shovels and carts loaded to the brim are loaded with food; They take advantage of the holidays to reach the district of San Marcelino in Valencia and from there cross the bridge to the district of La Torre to then disperse to some of the municipalities most affected by the disaster: Sedaví, Alfafar, Paiporta, Picanya, Albal or Catarroja.

The Generalitat and the Minister of the Interior then affirmed that No one is traveling, either by vehicle or on foot, in the affected areasto prevent the collapse of access roads and facilitate the work of emergency services.

More than a hundred roads remain closed in the communities of Valencia, Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha, including certain sections of main roads, such as the A-3 and the A-7; and thousands of people are still without water, electricity and telephones, and many neighbors go to places where emergency services are distributing water.

In Letur (Albacete), one of the towns most shaken by the enormous force of the water, 200 people from the emergency services and volunteers resumed the search for the five missing people, helped by ten dogs from the Unit Emergency Military and Civil Guard. explore the old city center.

The rail service of High Speed ​​​​between Madrid and Valencia is cut and the government plans to restore its operation in two weeks, because several tunnels have suffered very significant damage; The airline Iberia has launched an action plan to facilitate the movement of people who need it.

From some of the municipalities most affected by the devastating passage of DANA, calls are being made for help with tractors, cranes, dump trucks or generators, and some peasant organizations are asking their associates to go out their tractors on the streets to help clear the cars that accumulate on the roads and streets, to clear the mud and thus facilitate the work carried out by the emergency services and thousands of volunteers.