Civil Protection, Fire and Local Police last night dedicated their efforts on serving vehicle occupants who were caught by the runoff, while assessing damage Infrastructure mouths of the streams that are already facing the bridge repaired festive
In just two hours, between 9 and 11 pm of Tuesday, there were heavy rainfall, very localized in r Main Sea area, which became hail in Los Belones.
The wadi runoff were run and hindered the transit of vehicles, no reported damage of particular relevance
The highlight was the effective rescue by Local Police, Fire and Civil Protection of the City of Cartagena, along with members of the Guardia Civil, the occupants of two cars who were trapped by the floods.
The first one was recorded in the service road that runs parallel to the fast track of La Manga, at the height of Los Nietos.
The second was another tourism with two strangers inside, who had been trapped near Starfish urbanization of Los Urrutias.
According to informed sources in the Department of Public Safety, the rains were intense and very localized, giving the paradox that while pouring in one hand, two kilometers not a drop fell.
Traffic was the most affected by these rains.
Given the intensity of the water many drivers chose to stop their vehicles because they just saw the driveway.
The most affected areas were the fast track of La Manga and its outputs to Los Nietos, Los Belones, Golf, Minor Outlying Islands, Mar de Cristal, La Manga Villas Caravanning and as well as within these same populations in which flooded streets.
There were also interventions in El Algar, El Llano and the Straits.
Safety Councilman Mariano Garcia, by the security coordinator, Juan Antonio Calabria, and the head of Civil Protection, Jose Navarro, visited in the afternoon all the basins of the streams, to the yellow warning notice when launching the first rainfall, which then raged from nine in the evening.
Civil Protection by four vehicles are used off-road, four-wheel drive ambulance and other basic life support.
At 11 pm the situation was under control, but remained the device emergencies to 1am, exerting tasks signaling traffic courts in areas impractical, as the Rambla de la Carrasquilla, from Camp Verde to Los Grandchildren, which was deluged by rain.
This morning Councilman infaestructuras and Services, Francisco Espejo, taking stock of the damage to this area, which he described as minor as they are the usual ones that are recorded when there is rainfall and will be corrected for next bridge All Saints.
Mirror has said that the strength of the Coastal Services Institute are already working on repairs.
The damage consisted of the appearance of ramblizos, lost and broken sand and palm trees on the beaches of Cabo de Palos areas, La Manga, Playa Honda, Caravaning Mar de Cristal, Minor Outlying Islands, Los Nietos and Los Urrutias .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena