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The execution of the trench began in just one day after the rains and it only took 3 days to start draining the area.

The Councilor of Pedanías of the City council of Lorca, Antonio Navarro, has made balance this morning of the works of drainage that continue being carried out in the deputation of Campillo, the zone most affected by the torrential rains of the past weekend.

Navarro explained that "the affected area has been constantly visited throughout the week, we have been and continue in direct contact with the presidents of the different neighborhood associations, the Platform of Affected by the Lorca Floods of 2012 and the neighbors themselves to individual level. "

The Edil has detailed "in the deputation of Campillo, two machines, two people and a manager have worked throughout the week. In addition to the work done by nine shovels and five trucks throughout the weekend, and the work done through tractors and machines in other districts, with the objective of adapting the land and opening ways of evacuation of stagnant water ".

Navarro Pérez has highlighted the rapidity of the start-up of the works and that is that "the surveyor was already doing field studies in less than 24 hours, the trench began to open just one day after the rains and only 3 were needed 3 days to start draining the area. "

The Councilor of Pedanías has revealed that "the machines continue to carry out the relevant emergency actions so that the residents of Campillo can recover normality as soon as possible avoiding, thus, repeating the mistakes made in the past" and has denounced that " since 2012 nothing has been done and these rains have once again unleashed waterlogged fields and destroyed homes, an event that we cannot allow and will continue to demand emergency actions and the rolling dams of the Ramblas of Béjar, Nogalte and Torrecilla as well as the channeling of Biznaga, govern who governs. "

"In addition, in the Office of Attention set up to assist those affected by the floods, and located in the local Development Center, more than 300 neighbors have already been served, 165 of whom were not insured and the rest they did have these types of policies, "said Navarro.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca