Councilman Works and Municipal Services City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, reported the damage caused by heavy rains.
Mecca has indicated that the effects of rain were felt particularly in a dozen private homes, located mainly in the districts of Tercia Villaespesa.
The damages that have occurred have focused on electrical failures due to flooding caused by rain in different buildings, and the flooding of several rooms and garages.
The mayor of Works has advised the owners of these properties make the procedures aiming to claim their insurance to recover damaged equipment.
Mecca Angel noted that what caused the flooding of these areas was the overflow of adjacent watercourses, as is the case known as "wadi Pocico" area adjacent to the existing driving school practices on the road to the Hoya and the "Rambla del Pintao", which like the previous one is in the hamlet of Tercia.
Also flooded the promenade of "The Channels", in the hamlet of Villaespesa.
In fact it was the hardest hit area, with special emphasis on the rotunda of the old-340
The overflow of the Rambla del Pocico caused flooding and damage to some houses in a nearby, as well as track driving school practices.
In and at the time of the heavy rain a total of 6 students were given class, and had to be assisted by firefighters firefighting service of Lorca.
This service also had to come to the rescue of 2 cars trapped by water accumulation.
Councilman Works has also made assessment of the damage to crops, noting that mainly affected the planting of artichokes and broccoli.
In these tows rainwater have been removed in some cases as a whole, the existing.
Along with what has been planted, rain has also affected the land who were prepared to be cultivated and planted in the coming days.
Angel Meca is anticipated that at present still remains cut off road buckets, which has suffered serious damage and will have to be repaired by the municipality.
In this regard, Mecca has appealed to citizens to ensure that in case of rain, moving with caution, avoiding in any case pass through channels and gullies.
The mayor of Works, who ran again yesterday hit areas along the councilman of Water, Melchor Morales, and technicians of the Segura basin, has congratulated all the parts of the city and the consortium of extinction fire for his excellent work made it possible to quickly return to normal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca