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The Mayor of Lorca underlines "the intense work carried out under the coordination of the Department of Security and Emergency with the collaboration of other municipal areas such as water, urban planning or the electric service, in addition to firefighters."
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, stressed this morning the "intense work that have done throughout this weekend the full staff of the Local Police, all emergency personnel and 35 volunteers Civil Protection, which with the collaboration Of other municipal services such as electric, water or urbanism, and firefighters have attended in Lorca more than 300 calls for heavy rains that have discharged more than 100 liters per m2 in the city and 130 in districts in the last 48 hours ".
The first mayor especially highlighted "the rescue of 17 people traveling in 9 vehicles, which were recovered, the last were one at the last hour yesterday, which was located in the riverbed at the height of the bridge of the motorway after Take care of his driver with several wounds in the vicinity of the Bridge of the Pool, as well as the rescue of a vehicle with three minors in the rambla of the Cambrón this morning.
In this sense, the mayor has stressed the importance of preventive messages launched by the City Council, other official bodies and media not to circulate through flood areas, since all cases have been in areas where water was passing strongly and We must remember that the life of the rescuers is also endangered.
Jódar explained that "in a situation in which water has run hard through all the channels of ramblas and rivers of the municipality, have had to cut and mark some twenty sections of roads and roads throughout the municipality, highlighting Especially the access to Zúńiga as well as the road between Almendricos and La Campana, which have already been reopened. "
At present most of the roads that cross the Lorca channels remain cut, although they are being reviewed by the municipal services.
On the other hand, the mayor has indicated that "we have acted in the water dump in 17 constructions, highlighting a livestock operation, which had to demolish a wall that retained it. In addition, the rains have allowed us to verify the effectiveness Of the works in the neighborhoods, which included a non-existent collection of rainwater, and that we can make timely claims to construction companies for being in works or warranty period, in cases considered technically convenient. "
Particular mention should be made of the 17 trees on which they have had to act, either because they fell on the road or because they were in danger of falling;
As well as the various public areas that have had to be signaled by the sinking of the pavement, such as the parking in front of the restaurant El Faroli, in the urbanization Torre del Obispo and the Camino de Vera in La Torrecilla towards Almendricos.
In addition, from the City Council and the Ministry of Development have removed 50 obstacles that have fallen to various routes, such as the access road by the Lario Pottery or the access to the castle at the height of the Velica, among others.
In fact, at present the usual road of climb to the Fortress of the Sun continues, by which the rise and fall is made by which it is normally of descent.
For its part, the municipal technical services and Iberdrola have addressed problems in public lighting, both in the urban area and the districts of Coy and Zarzadilla de Totana.
Work of the CHS and the Autonomous Community to reduce risks
Finally, Francisco Jódar has expressed his satisfaction for the smooth functioning of the 21 laminated dykes that have been built in the ravine of Nogalte after the floods of 2012 and has stated that "once the studies of the Hydrographic Confederation of the Segura verified that There was no hydraulic public domain in part of the Rambla de Biznaga and this agency has done the study to give it continuity through a drainage channel, we ask that it be a reality as soon as possible, for which the process of expropriation must begin. Demanding that the construction work of a dam of lamination in the ramblas of Nogalte, Bejar and Torrecilla be accelerated, because we have to continue improving solutions to the rains in Campillo and Torrecilla fundamentally. "
However, he recalled that "fortunately the Regional Government has already adjudicated work to expand the waterways under the fast track Eagles and the road to Purias, which will give peace to the residents of those areas."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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