Not even the Valencian president Carlos Mazon nor the minister Fernando Grande Marlaska They wanted to announce this Saturday an official number of missing people.
However, Valencia City Hall confirmed to EL ESPAÑOL that the number of people missing after Tuesday’s DANA would be around 1,900, as indicated in a City Hall document published by diario.es.
This Saturday the CIntegrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi)which brings together all the organizations participating in the response to the crisis. It was during this meeting that it was confirmed that the telephone, which made it possible to collect calls from people searching for their loved ones, is still present. 1,900 files opened.
On Thursday, the number of pending missing person appeals was 2,500, but this Friday that number was reduced by 600 cases.
During the Cecopi meeting, held at 10:30 a.m., the Civil Guard reported that at that time there were still 70 bodies awaiting judicial expulsion, which, if confirmed, would bring the official toll deaths at 272.
Mazón called for calm as hundreds of people who were initially reported missing have been found alive.
The president explained that the fundamental objective at this time is to continue to open access routes to the areas to evacuate vehicles and rescue victims, and take the opportunity to provide water, food and relief products. first necessity to all those affected, in schools and sports centers. and Civil Protection tents to take care of these distribution centers.
Catarroja, Picanya, Paiporta, Sedaví, Torrent, Utiel, Chiva, Alfafar and Massanassa are the municipalities in which these distribution points are already activated, explained Mazón, who thanked the supermarkets and companies for their willingness to collaborate.
