The Government of the Region of Murcia continues to send troops to Valencia to help repair the damage caused by DANA. The president of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, announced on Monday that a total of 60 members of the forestry brigades were on their way to the town of Turia, “to hand over to the teams working there“.
The head of the regional Executive emphasizes that “we will help by all means possible for as long as necessary”. So, this Monday, the deployment of 162 people between firefighters, local police and civil protection provided by the Murcia region. The forest firefighters have 8 fire trucks and 19 all-terrain vehicles. This deployment continues in Algemesí, where they share areas with the UME and the National Police, in 24-hour shifts.
The basic job they do is bailing out the water. Likewise, local police volunteers help traffic management to avoid serious access problems which are produced by the arrival of volunteers. The entire operation follows the instructions of the Valencian Community system controls.
Likewise, all personnel of the Air Resources Unit belonging to the Superior Police Prefecture of the Region of Murcia with three drones It is also moved to the towns of Alzira and Algemesí, collaborating on emergency tasks while waiting for deployment officials to mobilize them throughout the day to other areas affected by DANA.
Members of the Region of Murcia deployment to Valencia are taking part in the clean-up work.
In a statement released by the regional government, all those involved in the search and clean-up efforts are reminded of “the need to plan because there will be many days of work”. Furthermore, the Regional Executive emphasizes that it is interesting to have motor pumps.
