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Campos highlights "delivery, courage and dedication" of Lorca and all personnel involved in the device after the earthquakes (14/09/2011)

"The effort and dedication of the regional government with Lorca will remain at the same level from the start, because the recovery of the city is yet to come," said the counselor

The presidential advisor, Manuel Campos, in his appearance today at the Regional Assembly to report on the activities and operations conducted in Lorca produced after the earthquakes of May 11, highlighted "the support and solidarity to the families and relatives of the nine fatalities "as well as the regional government's commitment to Lorca" in the assurance that the efforts of all, the ability to work and reaction of a whole region, we will achieve the common goal of raising one of Lorca events saddest story. "

"An effort that will not slow down more to pass the days and months, because the complete recovery of Lorca, where its effects are still palpable in much of the city, is still to come," said the counselor

"This sad event tested the action and effective coordination of all involved in the device, who with their extraordinary effort and dedication, minimized the effects of the earthquake, one of the most serious occurred in Spain," he said the adviser, who also stressed the solidarity of organizations, institutions, businesses, voluntary anonymous and Spain "who would not miss the opportunity to assist and collaborate with Lorca and Murcia."

Intervention "swift and effective"

With the first earthquake, he said, "All emergency services were mobilized very quickly, developing one of the most intense action ever launched in the region a natural disaster."

In his presentation, Campos reported that the first calls to 1-1-2, following the first earthquake, very early warning of the seriousness of the facts, which determined that from the Coordination Center is activated 1-1-2 Consortium firefighters Extinction and Rescue Region of Murcia and 061 ambulances, which immediately went to the different areas of Lorca where they had requested their services.

The leaders of the Call Care Unit increased the number of troops and the city of Lorca activated its Emergency Municipal Plan.

From the start, said the counselor, "the basic needs of all victims were served by the regional government", which immediately triggered the Civil Protection Special Plan to the Seismic Hazard in the Region of Murcia (Sismimur), as shown in the "rigor, responsibility and commitment" to the citizens of the Community.

At 17:40 hours was activated 19:20 Level 1 and Level 2, being installed, minutes later, the forward command post in the 'Garden Wheel', place from which were coordinated during the first days, all actions of the seven task forces to execute actions to provide the most effective plan possible.

The Minister noted "delivery, courage and dedication" of all people within each of these Task Forces.

Intervention Group, which highlighted the intervention fields of 1,346 firefighters and nearly 600 soldiers of the Military Emergency Unit, was responsible for directly combating the emergency intervention measures implemented to reduce and control the effects of earthquakes.

For its part, Seismic Assessment Panel, in which more than 200 volunteers worked with architects, surveyors and civil engineers, was responsible for the stabilization work of housing structures and the restoration of security.

The Group oversaw restoration of essential services the damage to major infrastructure, ensuring rapid restoration of essential services, accounting for the Group Health, in accordance with the Protocol of Action of Emergency Health Sector Plan of the Region of Murcia, health activities that required an emergency, which found that nearly 1,100 people were served, 153 transferred by ambulance, and 392 evacuated from hospitals Rafael Mendez and Virgen del Alcázar to other schools in the region.

To ensure public safety and public order in the affected area, as well as traffic control, access control and identification of victims, took the Group of Order, the Minister stressed that the services performed 2752 by the local police until June 10 and the important work of the 445 troops of the National Police and the 506 members of the Guardia Civil.

On the other hand, the Logistics Support Group was responsible for providing all equipment and supplies needed for the development of the activities of the Task Forces and those that resulted from the evolution of the event, which involved the distribution of more than 31,600 units of breakfast, lunch and dinner, nearly 8,000 blankets, 1,300 sleeping bags and hygiene kits 1346.

Finally, the Social Action Group was responsible for establishing the necessary infrastructure to serve the homeless in all social aspects arising from the emergency.

In this area, the Minister said that the "Lorca priority now is to expand and enhance social care for the victims and to facilitate access by affected remain in the camp of the turret to alternative accommodation suitable to recover the normalcy in their lives. "

The goal, Campos said, is to provide victims with access to housing, "a necessary condition, which, together with other important and necessary, will perpetuate in time to avoid a situation of vulnerability and have greater assurance to begin with hit the road to reconstruction "

"Ultimately, thousands of professionals have worked tirelessly for days to ensure public safety and public order in the affected areas, responding to requests for help, provide health care in the shortest time to restore essential services as possible, monitor the damage to housing and livability, provide the necessary supplies and meet all the social aspects arising from the emergency, "said Campos, and stressed that" success in managing the emergency was due to the courage, professionalism, sacrifice, and delivery of all them ".

Permanent attention to the rights of Lorca

In his appearance, Campos stressed the "great importance" which has been the camp of the turret, which has given shelter to more than 1,500 victims in the most critical moments of the natural disaster and the 142 people living homeless by earthquakes, who have not had the opportunity to stay in a second home or with family or friends.

According to Campos, the action "more delicate operation in Lorca", was the transfer of those affected by earthquakes, "which, despite the difficulties, it was resolved successfully in record time and, most importantly, giving a magnificent response basic needs of all people. "

The situation in the camp of La Torrecilla is "increasingly favorable, but will remain provisional until a solution is given to families who remain on the premises," said presidential adviser and director of Sismimur Plan.

"We will continue to address these fundamental rights of Lorca to open a range of opportunities and services that will promote his integral insertion. The region faces a major challenge in directing social and economic recovery of the city, to overcome the delicate situation painstakingly go through their people, "he said.

The title of President congratulated and thanked "the most effective of 7,206, with an exemplary coordination gave the best of themselves in the various procedures undertaken to mark the tragic event, not forgetting the Lorca and Lorca, whose temperance and courage that enabled us everything is much easier, "he said.

Source: CARM

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