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[The City Council of Caravaca activates the Municipal Emergency Plan due to snowfall before the orange warning of the State Meteorological Agency AEMET (06/01/2021)

| At the moment, the alert remains active from 6:00 p.m.

today, Wednesday, and until noon tomorrow Thursday (January 6 and 7), so maximum caution is requested and reduce travel to the essential | The City Council held a meeting to coordinate the preventive device, which includes all security and emergency services, as well as maintenance of public services The General Directorate of Emergencies and Citizen Security reinforces the human and material resources to face possible interventions Carreteras works on traffic lanes applying brine and salt treatments to lessen the effects of ice and snow The Caravaca de la Cruz City Council activates Phase 1 of the Municipal Emergency Plan before the orange warning for snowfall forecast in the Northwest Region issued by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

Following the indications and support of the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Region of Murcia, the human resources as well as the material means have been reinforced to be able to act with the greatest possible efficiency in the event that the storm affects to the roads and urban centers of the municipality.

The Councilor for Citizen Security, Jos Villa, has advanced that possible interventions will be directed from 112 and the CECOPAL Emergency Coordination Center of Caravaca and that six snow plows are prepared, together with vehicles.

rescue asses and a hundred tons of salt and samuera.

The utmost caution is requested and reduce travel to the essential in the event of snowfall.

"These media belong to the General Directorate of Roads, the Fire Extinction Consortium, the Forest Brigades of the General Directorate of the Natural Environment and Civil Protection, which are joined by the Local Police and other municipal public services, "said Jos Villa, while reporting that" the City Council maintains direct contact with the General Director of Emergencies, Antonio Luis Mula, who has made available to us all the means of the Autonomous Community, being contemplated the movement of machinery from other parts of the Region that are not affected by the storm alert ".

With the aim of coordinating the preventive device, the Consistory called a meeting chaired by the mayor, José Francisco García, accompanied by the councilors who direct the Public Safety areas, José Villa; Public Services, M nica S nchez, and Obras, Jos Antonio Garc a.

Likewise, those responsible for the different security services participated in the planning of the action plan.

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) foresees adverse meteorological phenomena of orange level in the Northwest for today Wednesday, starting at 6:00 p.m., and for the day of Thursday, until noon a, in the geographical area of ??the Northwest Region.

Precipitation in the form of snow that could reach 10 centimeters is anticipated in some areas.

Within the municipality of Caravaca de la Cruz, the General Directorate of Highways has been carrying out preventive actions since the alert was activated on the roads that connect Caravaca de la Cruz and the provincial border with Puebla de Don Fabrique (RM-730) and on the road that connects the Caravacan district of Barranda with the provincial limit towards Nerpio (RM-702), among others.

Salt is also being spread on the section with the highest risk of snowfall of the Northwest highway (RM-15) and three other machines with snow plows are prepared to keep this road in perfect condition.

high capacity.

The Consortium for Fire Extinction and Rescue of the Murcia Region has reinforced the staff of the Caravaca Fire Station, doubling its staff, a total of 10 firefighters, 3 corporals and a sergeant in command.

It will have a mother vehicle equipped with a snow plow blade in case its activation is necessary.

The Civil Protection Plan of the Autonomous Community against Snowfall and Cold Waves in the Murcia Region is in the pre-emergency phase, by virtue of which weather warnings are reported to the affected municipalities, emergency services, basic public service companies and, in general, how many departments of the Administration may intervene in a situation of this type, especially those in charge of maintaining the viability of the roads .

PHENOMENA PROVIDED BY AEMET Phenomenon (1) - Snowfall Snow accumulation in 24 hours: 5 cm.

Level: orange.

Geographical scope: Murcia (Northwest).

Start time: 18:00 official time on 01/06/2021.

End time: 00:00 official time on 01/07/2021.

Probability: 40% -70%.

Comment: Snow level around 800 meters.

Phenomenon (1) - Snowfall Accumulation of snow in 24 hours: 10 cm.

Level: orange.

Geographical scope: Murcia (Northwest).

Start time: 00:00 official time on 01/07/2021.

End time: 12:00 official time on 01/07/2021.