THE DANA also hit the province of Albacetein addition to the Valencian Community where more than 50 deceased people are recorded. While waiting for more information, on the morning of this Wednesday, October 30, in Castilla La-Mancha, at least 6 people were reported missing, all from the town of Letur (Albacete), after the flood which affected the town on the evening of last Tuesday, October 29.
As confirmed Sergio Marín, mayor of Letur, according to media reports, all the missing people are from the city and the leader does not close the hypothesis that there could be other missing people. He assured that, at the moment, they could not yet give an exact figure.
Likewise, Emiliano García Page, who entered Espejo Público by telephone while heading to the city of Letur, reported that there were six people who could not be contacted at the moment. According to some witnesses, they saw how overwhelmed they were by the current.
Heavy equipment will arrive in the town of Letur this Wednesday to begin debris removal work, while a team of around 150 people continues the search for the six people who could not be located.
In a sound file sent to the media, Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos, Council delegate in Albacetedetailed that around 8:00 a.m. this Wednesday, the research team made up of around 150 people – between the firefighters of the Provincial Delegation, the Civil Guard, the Civil Protection, the staff of the Letur City Hall and other municipalities in the region – have resumed work to locate the six people whose whereabouts are not known find.
Also present this Wednesday are some 40 people from the Public Environmental Management Company of Castile-La Mancha (Geacam)to “start with the work of putting back in order a little of everything that the water has caused in terms of damage”. Thus, this Wednesday morning, the machines will be incorporated to begin the clearing work and “to be able to return to normal as quickly as possible in this city which has suffered so much in recent hours”.
Ruiz Santos clarified that, early this Wednesday, it is not raining, which will favor the search efforts for unlocated people and that we will be able to begin to “recompose a little the physiognomy of the city”.
For their part, also this Wednesday, a total of 407 students studying in the educational centers of Mira and Landete (Cuenca) and Letur (Albacete) They are without classes this Wednesday due to the heavy rains of the last few hours, which even motivated the mobilization of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) in Cuenca.
Government sources report that they are four educational centers which This Wednesday, October 30, they are closed, since the one in Mira was used as a help and coordination center, while access to the Landete centers (school and institute) is at high risk. In addition, in Letur the school will not open either, because it is used as an operational center and there is a free classroom, where the management team will be located in case a family has to leave the children to deal with the complex situation. they have.
The weather situation for this Wednesday, according to the State Meteorological Agencies, although the situation will begin to ease, 8 autonomous communities still remain on alert for heavy rains, three of which, Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha and Cataloniawith a significant risk, at orange level, according to Aemet.
A woman died in Mira (Cuenca) after the floods
A woman died in the town of Mira, Cuenca, after the heavy rains last night, which led to the activation of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and, in addition, the residence for the elderly of the city had to be evacuated.
For his part, José Luis Martínez Guijarro, first vice president of the Council of Communities of Castile-La Mancha, informed the media of Cuenca, -where he participated in the inauguration of the Sumitomo company- that They rescue around thirty people who remained stuck in their homes.
Location of roads in Castilla La-Mancha
Regarding the situation of the roads, which belong to the Community Council, the Regional Executive indicated that, in the province of Albacete, after an afternoon-night with numerous landslides and puddles, the entire network is passable, except on CM -412, where at kilometer 208 a landslide with alternative circulation was recorded. Cleaning will be done this Wednesday morning.
In Royal Citythe incidents were resolved around 2 a.m., although in some points signs were left due to remaining mud. In Basinthere were new rockfalls on the slopes of CM-2109, between kilometer points 44 and 51, in the Mira area, although after the work of the machines it was able to remain open, although the remains still need to be removed.
On the other hand, in the CM-2100at kilometer points 38 and 57, two road departures were reported. In addition, in the province of Guadalajara there were small landslides on the network, with the exception of a total breakdown on the CM-2122 due to the disappearance of a crossing structure at kilometer 14, 3, almost on the border with the province of Zaragoza. .
Traffic may be diverted via GU-418. In the prprovince of Toledoa pond was reported on CM-4133, near Consuegra, which remains open to traffic with danger signs.
