The DANA that punished Spain continues to accumulate deaths this Friday, which reached 202 in the province of Valencia after the serious floods, according to provisional calculations by the Valencia emergency services (Cecopi). The appearance of new corpses “is permanent” according to the Civil Guard. The emergency services joined in to help a series of arrests after looting in commercial areas.
Police forces arrested more than 30 people after looting valuable items valued at thousands of euros. They entered commercial premises, homes and vehicles abandoned after the disaster. In parallel, the Spanish Ministry of Defense He commanded a series of military units that added to the active aid services and the total deaths in the country are 205.
Looting after the passage of DANA
The Spanish National Police arrested 39 people for robberies in the commercial areas most affected by DANA. According to the Police, the arrests began on Wednesday and among the stolen items, there are 80 pieces of jewelry valued at more than 30,000 euros.
These arrests occurred when the Criminal Response Group to Crime (GRIC) It fulfilled functions of prevention of citizen security. Some suspects fled at full speed and were chased on foot through the muddy streets.
They sent 500 soldiers to carry out rescue services
About 500 soldiers joined the 1,200 this Friday that try to alleviate the situation of the population in Valencia, after the deadly floods. “If necessary, the 120,000” members of the armed forces will be there, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, promised this Fridayin an interview by TVE.
“There will be all the necessary means, the necessary time,” insisted the Ministry of Defense on the social network when announcing the deployment of these 500 new soldiers. The Valencia authorities seem overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disaster.
Strong storms destroyed bridges, swept away houses, and swept away hundreds of vehicles that ended up piled up on streets and highways. At the moment, the transit of emergency services is difficult.
“The entire Army dedicated to helping in the cleaning tasks, aerial reconnaissance, rescue and distribution of essential aid in the areas affected by DANA”, stated the Ministry of Defense in its X account.
Neighbors showed solidarity
In the city of Valencia, hundreds of residents left for the affected areastaking advantage of the All Saints’ holiday to help. They carried shovels, brooms, rakes, carts of food, diapers, water.
The city was little affected by the tragedy and a large morgue was installed in the complex that houses the courts, to speed up the identification of the bodies. The area is cordoned off by the police and only relatives of the deceased are allowed to enter.
Source: Ambito
