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The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, supervised during the afternoon and evening of yesterday, as well as from early this morning, the device that has been enabled to provide humanitarian assistance to the hundreds of people who arrived in the last hours to our shores. .
Castejón thanked the predisposition and magnificent work carried out by all the social entities of the municipality, which from the first moment have offered to collaborate with the City Council.
From the Hospitality of Santa Teresa to Caritas, Red Cross, Cepaim, Accem and Murcia Acoge, among others, have put all their means at the disposal of the consistory.
He also highlighted the work of municipal staff, both the Department of Social Services and the Sports, Sustainable Development and Decentralization.
"They have worked since yesterday without rest for the whole operation to be ready, to have a staff like this at the Town Hall is a privilege."
The mayor also thanked the cooperation of the concession companies, such as ALSA and Lhicarsa.
"Cartagena has demonstrated once again that it is a solidary municipality, in the face of the most complex situations, our collectives and our staff grow up to be equal to the circumstances." This terrible human drama required great effort and we have done everything it was in our hands so that the immigrants are in the best possible situation, "said Ana Belén Castejón.
The mayor also thanked the close collaboration and coordination with the Delegation of the Government and the Autonomous Community, as well as the work of all the State Security and the Navy.
A WIDE DEVICE
Within this device, the pavilion of the Hésperides Institute in Santa Lucía has been installed, where around 270 beds have been installed.
Another 270 beds have been prepared, if necessary, at the Jimenez de la Espada Institute in Cartagena.
On the other hand, nine women have been referred to the Hospitality of Santa Teresa, one of whom is pregnant.
Cáritas, in coordination with Social Services, has provided food, water, biscuits and milk for the breakfast of first reception, being provided, if necessary, also request assistance from the Food Bank.
Also yesterday Hospitality offered snacks.
The staff of the Municipal Social Services, among which are translators, social workers, educators, is on alert if necessary.
So far 44 boats have arrived.
41 of them intercepted on the high seas.
On board 461 people traveled, of which nine are women and five, minors.
190 of them will be located in police facilities and the rest, 265, in the pavilion of the Hespérides Institute that the City Council and the Red Cross have enabled, as well as chemical toilets.
Two urban buses of ALSA have been responsible for the transfer from the port to the reception points.
The municipal concessionaire Lhicarsa has mounted a permanent device for cleaning and garbage collection, which includes two containers prepared next to the pavilions and performances at three specific times of the day.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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