Brussels expresses its solidarity and offers its help in the face of the consequences and dozens of deaths caused by storm DANA in eastern Spain. The president of the European Commission spoke on Wednesday of the “dramatic situation” in the region and offered EU help. both through the activation of the civil protection mechanism like the Copernicus satellite system.
The head of the Community Executive spoke of the “dramatic situation in Valencia and throughout Spain”. In a later step, he indicated that “Europe is ready to help. “We activated our Copernicus satellite system to help coordinate rescue teams and offered to activate our civil protection mechanism.”
“What we see is devastating: entire towns covered in mud, people seeking shelter in trees and cars swept away by the fury of the waters. Dozens of people lost their lives. Thousands of people have been displaced,” the German said at the start of a press conference on Wednesday.
Von der Leyen expressed solidarity with “the victims, their families and friends, but also with the rescue teams”. Concerning the latter, he made emphasis on work done “without rest” to save those affected.
“Europe is ready to help,” reiterated the head of the community executive. He expressed concern over floods that have swept across central and eastern Europe, Italy “and now Spain.” In this sense, he emphasized that “this This is the dramatic reality of climate change. And we must prepare across the Union and with all the tools at our disposal.”
The President of the Council of the EU, Charles Michel, also spoke about this natural disaster in a publication on the social network to their families. Dear Pedro Sánchez, we are at your side. He finally thanked the emergency teams for “their unwavering commitment to saving lives.” “Europe is ready to provide support,” he added.
In addition to the European Commission and the Council of the EU, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, showed her support for those affected by the floods in Spain: “my solidarity with the population of the south and east of the Spain who face nails very serious floods which have catastrophic consequences“.
