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The operators of the single emergency telephone number of the Region of Murcia, treated between Wednesday and Thursday day 11 day 12 a total of 7,818 calls, a figure that doubles the normal workload of 1-1-2.

For its part, the Emergency Coordination Center handled the attention of almost a thousand incidents of earthquakes in Lorca on Wednesday afternoon.

Both agencies rely on the General Directorate of Public Safety and Emergency of the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety.

The 1-1-2 handled 3,781 calls on Wednesday on the occasion of earthquakes, while on Thursday there were 4,037 calls, amounts that are twice the usual number of calls in those days of the week.

The largest number of calls, with a total of 359, was concentrated between 20:00 and 21:00 hours on Wednesday and, on the contrary, when less volume of calls was from 3.00 to 4.00 hours early Thursday, with 20 care.

The increase in the number of calls to 1-1-2 from 17.00 on Wednesday 11, coinciding with the first movement of earth, made responsible for the Call Care Unit will increase the number of people engaged in this task , to double the number of operators fulfill that function normally at that hour.

Fire Information

Earthquakes in the town of Lorca have led the Emergency Coordination Centre in the Region of Murcia has coordinated the afternoon of the day Wednesday and Thursday the attention of almost a thousand incidents related to these earthquakes.

Numerous issues have been addressed more information to citizens, which has seen half of all cases.

As emergency services, firefighters have been the most cases have served a total of 177 emergencies, including sanitation, landslides, falling objects and rescue.

Recognition of the work of emergency personnel

Emergency personnel mobilized Lorca earthquake ground thanked the recognition it is receiving from citizens, institutions and media.

In this regard, recent accolades have been those of the BBC, which highlighted the coordination of the response device deployed.

Source: CARM