Portal de Cartagena
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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, met this morning with the second deputy mayor, José Vicente Albaladejo, the Town Planning, Joaquín Mowing, Councilman Decentralization, Nicolás Ángel Bernal, and the Councillor for Citizen Security, Javier Herrero to assess the damage and incidents which occurred during heavy rains yesterday in the city of Cartagena.
It arrived in record 90 liters per m2 in the morning, and about 160 liters per m2 in 24 hours, a record high, much higher than the last aa floods in the town in 2000, said the mayor.
The works done in the wadis, have helped to prevent floods such as those produced in other ocasiones.Ayer, water passed through the Wadi Benipila about 200 cubic meters per second, double the measurements of the last major flood in a woman who disappeared, was flooded a nursing home and drag to the sea a hundred vehicles.
The City Council disposed of 224 troops between Police, Fire and Civil Protection, more than 30 people lasbrigadas municipal and special services within the city clean.
The device was deployed across the city to regulate crossings, avoid risk and respond to emergencies by setting the logical priorities.
The first priority was to protect the lives of people and some strategic interventions, such as bilge low central Telefonica Carlos III, which had been held incommunicado flood much of the city, or in the dungeons of the courts, has stressed the mayor.
Both the Emergency Services and Police received a total 2,349 calls throughout the day.
Worked in the displacement of 5 schools and there was elrescate of 59 people, most of the interior of vehicles that were trapped.
The mayor pointed out that many of them were at risk for acting agents and the government is studying the performance of a particular local police, who risked his life.
In addition, the City Hall enabled Jiménez de la Espada to host the site might be affected and moved blankets, clothing and food, plus Social Care technicians and volunteers.
Finally, only had to provide shelter for 11 people, Bella Bay 9 adults and a couple with a child comes from José María Lapuerta, because his home was severely damaged on the roof of the home.
These people were moved on a bus that was available and were housed at the residence of the Hospital of Santa Teresa.
The mayor has emphasized the operation of pedestrian axis Plaza of Spain Port of Cartagena, which ran in yesterday without incident.
We must highlight the works of channeling, which despite being very troublesome for citizens and a large budget, have prevented flooding of the city.
Moreover, there was a partial collapse in the street number 15 Gisbert, whose work will be undertaken imminently.
The biggest problems occurred in the west and north of the town, Isla Plana, Tallant, The Azohía and The Aljorra.
The mayor has said that the situation of La Palma was exacerbated by the invasion of a ramblizo with a structure made dam, causing water lead for two upcoming developments.
This issue has been communicated to the Segura basin.
ROAD CUTS AND CLEANING
Firefighters this morning are collaborating on work of pumping, especially in La Palma, Bahía Bella.
The municipal cleaning services are working in various municipalities.
The work has been particularly difficult in the Aljorra, whose streets have been removed about 300 tons of mud.
5 also remain cut roads in the municipality:
- In the municipality, the sale of Lilly Road to the Crown, that of the Manchica Tallanet, the N332 of El Algar and Los Alcazares way I Marfagones heel to Mills.
- In the community of irrigators, the Mill carreterera Derribao the road from La Palma.
- In the Autonomous Community, the RMF.34 Urrutia's Los Alcazares.
In addition, partially opened, allowing a lane, road Tallante (Somiedo corner), the Pozo Estrecho RMF15 from Torre Pacheco, RM-E21 Portús road.
The City has begun to assess damage caused by tornado in municipal infrastructure and made available to citizens in SKIP, some forms that provide the quantification of damage caused on private property and thus have an overview for taking further decisions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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