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The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, guaranteed this Thursday all collaboration “by land, sea and air” to the Valencian Community and for as long as necessary, after the storm that killed a hundred people in the country.
The availability was transferred by Sánchez after a visit, together with the president of the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazón, to the Integrated Operational Coordination Center, from where emergency work is coordinated in the areas affected by the storm.
In the community most affected by bad weather, The Chief Executive also participated in the minute of silence observed at 12:00 local time. (11 a.m. Lisbon) in memory of the flood victims.
Sánchez affirmed that the Government will continue to make all possible resources available and insisted on the commitment to “absolute cooperation” with the Valencian executive to provide tranquility and security to citizens.
At least a hundred people died in Spain due to torrential rains and floods that hit the east and south of the country on Wednesday night, according to the latest report from the authorities.
The Valencian Community was the most affected by the storm and the regional government has so far confirmed nearly a hundred deaths, in a report that remains provisional.
There are two more confirmed deaths in Castilla La Mancha and another in Andalusia.
The Spanish Government declared three days of national mourning for the consequences of the bad weather, noting that there was “very high” personal damage but also material damage, with roads and other infrastructure and buildings damaged or destroyed by the violence of the waters that flooded entire towns. .
The executive also asked people in areas affected by bad weather not to leave their homes. and, above all, do not try to travel on the roads, highlighting that the storm still persists and its effects remain dangerous.
Since Tuesday, several regions of Spain have been under the influence of an “isolated high-level depression”, a meteorological phenomenon known as DANA, which caused torrential rains and incidents in several parts of the country, especially on the Mediterranean coast.
The most affected region was the Valencian Community, in the east of the country, with unprecedented levels of rain, which caused the most serious alerts and warnings from Civil Protection and Meteorology on Tuesday night.
Source: Observadora
