This is an incident that confirms the success of the Consistory in the last three years has allocated 3 million euros to the consolidation works of the castle rock mass.
This action, which has already demonstrated its importance in the earthquakes of 2011, has again become crucial to avoid major problems.
The device has treated municipal emergencies this afternoon an incidence detected in the slope of the castle of Lorca.
The notice has been received at the switchboard of the local police in our city, who has moved away to the reference area to address this issue.
Detachment is a rock weighing about half a ton estimated to have taken place near the pumping station of San Pedro, on the road to decline the castle.
The fall of this stone has been stopped by the mesh that the City decided that was installed on the side of the castle, within the project of consolidating the solid rock on which the fortress stands.
This mesh has caught the rock, which has been blocked, avoiding risks and greater problems.
Along with local police officers have been present in the area of ​​events to meet other operators incidence municipal emergency device as the Municipal Emergency Services, Technical Planning, Fire and Emergency councilors Works and Municipal Services .
The City Council has already contacted the company that ran the installation of this mesh containment, and tomorrow is expected to move to where the rock has been retained to carry out the removal thereof and the review of the metal mesh for its accurate out to perform some additional action.
Councilman Works and Municipal Services City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, offered Monday morning at 9:45 all the details regarding this incident that confirms the success of the city council in his bet to secure the castle hill.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca