Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, said, “the Spanish government has activated the largest deployment that has already carried out 4,800 rescues and helped more than 30,000 people in flooded homes, roads and industrial estates.”
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| Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez. Screenshot: @sanchezcastejon |
This move is coming after severe floods struck Spain, killing more than two hundred (200) people in the city of Valencia.
According to PM Sanchez: “The Spanish Government is assisting the regional authorities in everything they have requested.
The priority is to save lives. We have activated the largest deployment that has already carried out 4,800 rescues and helped more than 30,000 people in flooded homes, roads and industrial estates.
Unfortunately, the scale of the disaster means that they are insufficient. I am therefore pleased that President Mazón has decided to increase his request for soldiers from 500 to 5,000. The State will proceed with this dispatch immediately.
In addition, another 5,000 additional national police officers and civil guards will be deployed today, bringing the total to 10,000 officers.”
