The number of fatalities rises to 62 due to the passage of the worst DANA of the century through the province of Valencia, as indicated by the region’s Emergency services.
The testimonies of the affected people recount the magnitude of what is already considered the worst DANA of the century, with hundreds of people incommunicado and missing. “We saw the Sedaví bridge and about 500 people gathered together, it was tremendous, we saw all the cars and the water below us,” explains JAC, who was returning from Valencia to his home in Picassent.
In addition to the testimonies, the images show the destruction caused by the storm, with dozens of cars swept away by the floods and rising rivers, as well as damage to homes and other buildings.
Since the end of this Tuesday, the Multiple Victims Procedure was activated, which has carried out a first assessment through the information received from the different security and emergency bodies and forces, as detailed. The Emergències 112 authorities have confirmed the number of victims and have indicated that the process of surveying and identifying the victims is already beginning.
In an interview with À Punt, Antonio recounts what he experienced due to the torrential rains on his return home after work. “The water was going at an insane speed. The water caught us and at the Paiporta roundabout the stopped cars were swept away by the water. The water passed at a brutal speed. “I went out of the car window and the water threw me against a fence and I stayed there.” The driver assures that “there were many people on top of the cars and trucks.”
At this time, more than 150,000 people remain without electricity supply in the province due to heavy rains, which have caused power outages and problems in the water supply and communications in different points. The technical teams are trying to access to solve the incidents as conditions make it possible, reports David Noriega.
The president of the Community, Carlos Mazón, has insisted on the importance of avoiding road travel. “That they protect their health and help the troops to be able to act,” Mazón asked in statements to the media this morning. These trips should not only be avoided in València, but also in Castellón, which is on yellow alert. “We have activated the multiple victim procedure,” indicated the president, who continues without specifying a specific number of deaths at the moment.
Mazón has explained that this procedure is activated to anticipate aspects of forensic medicine and identification of bodies. He has also indicated that a specific number has been enabled to report missing persons, telephone 900.365.112.
For the moment, the train lines to Valencia remain suspended and the main road accesses to the capital of the Community continue to be cut off.
More than a thousand soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) have been deployed in the province to address the situation, with specialized means that work in coordination with the emergency device of the Generalitat Valenciana. In addition, search and rescue exercises for victims continue.
Source: www.eldiario.es
