Zaragoza active orange alert to the “inaccuracy” of the tip of … – euronews

Zaragoza active orange alert to the "inaccuracy" of the tip of … – euronews

Reuters, 01/03 13:31 CET

Flow of river passing yesterday Pradilla (Zaragoza), where many residents were evacuated as a precaution. EFE

Zaragoza, March 1 ( EFE ) .- Zaragoza City Council has activated an orange alert, the highest level of mobilization, to protect the city ​​of the swollen river Ebro, before the “numbers game” and “inaccuracies” about the arrival time of the end of the avenue.

It has mobilized 130 troops support unit operation of the local police, the entire workforce Fire Zaragoza and Verde Unit of the City of Zaragoza, after a local coordination meeting which was held on Sunday.

This has been explained advisor Planning of the City of Zaragoza, Carlos Pérez Duckling, who added that all operational management to full on, as if the tip of the flood had reached the city, although it is expected to do around 15.00, according to the latest estimates from the Ebro River Basin ( CHE ).

“We would rather do that than be aware of a dancing figures as We are seeing that it is constantly happening. From yesterday to today, we had three different times of flood crest, “he pointed out.

For now, this extraordinary avenue left incommunicado rural district Alfocea, so that the city of Zaragoza has requested to the Government Delegation in Aragon to enable a path in a field of military maneuvers, to facilitate transit neighbors.

Duckling has appeared before the media with the Minister of Public Utilities of the session, Carmen Dueso, who emphasized that today, due to rising water level is no longer possible to transport to neighboring terrain vehicles at junction between Alfocea and Monzalbarba, nor by boat, by the force of the river current.

“We are looking into the possibility of doing it through the military field. In an emergency it could get anyone helicopter, but what we are trying is that they can lead a normal life, the need to go to work tomorrow can go, “he said.

has been closed to traffic lane of the third ring, off road Vado, and operating is pending trail Sunday in southern parking lot of the Expo, where troops prepared to evacuate in case there Advancing the closure one hour from 15.00 to 14.00.

You have also registered water leaks in garages Vadorrey such as floods with any ordinary avenue, and in the Expo area where sewers and drains are overflowing water, Dueso stated.

It has also cut the road between rural districts and Pastriz Movera.

Although they have transmitted a message of peace, both have order citizens to exercise caution and not approach the floodplains of the river Ebro.

In fact, this Sunday, has said Dueso, have had to rescue a family who had come to see the river in the Ebro Sports Park Zaragoza, and has been surrounded by water.

The device orange alert will remain between 36 and 48 hours, the time that is expected to last the tip of the swollen Ebro to reach Zaragoza, around 15 hours, at a rate not exceeding 2,200 cubic meters and a height of 5.50 meters, according to the CHE he pointed Dueso.

Finally, Duckling, has conveyed its solidarity with the peoples of the high bank that, in his view, are suffering the “lack of foresight” and confirmed that the City of Zaragoza is not convened the meeting to be held today by Secretary of State for Environment, Federico Ramos de Armas, with counselors in the area of ​​La Rioja, Navarra and Aragon, in Zaragoza.

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