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| Operators from the Department of Urban Development act simultaneously in various areas of the municipality to remove trees and branches | The Murcia City Council, through the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, led by the mayor José Guillén, has deployed a special device to solve the incidents that have caused gusts of wind in the municipality of even more of 80 kilometers / hour that have crossed the municipal term.The workers of the Park and Garden Service act in a coordinated and simultaneous way in various areas of the municipality to remove trees and branches as a result of the effects of the wind.Review of all environmentsA detachment made up of more than fifty personnel works to resolve more than 100 incidents assisted by different technical means, such as chainsaws, 4 octopus trucks and 4 basket trucks.

In the areas where the operators work, apart from removing trees and branches, they also monitor the environment to ensure that the entire perimeter is safe.The mayor José Guillén has pointed out that "the objective is always to preserve the safety of our neighbors.

Our green areas are in constant maintenance, but, also in these cases, when these episodes of wind occur, a team is in charge of reviewing the state of all specimens to guarantee their condition and health "One of the most notable incidents occurred in the Plaza Circular with the fall of a 10-ton tree.

The area is fenced and marked to prevent the transit of citizens through the area while the workers of the Park and Garden Service try to bring the entire environment back to normal.Floridablanca Gardens and the Artillery Barracks closed to the publicThe City Council has closed the gardens of Floridablanca and the Artillery Barracks to the public due to strong gusts of wind.

The Parks and Gardens Service has an action protocol focused on resolving incidents of different types that may directly affect the parks and gardens of the municipality.

The aim is to guarantee the safety of people who walk near green areas with different trees.Traffic cuts due to the fall of treesIn Miguel Induráin and Miguel de Cervantes avenues, the fall of trees and branches has affected traffic, causing material damage, although no personnel.

At the junction of Avenida de la Flota with Plaza Juan XXIII, pedestrians are not allowed while workers are working to remove fallen branches from the public thoroughfare.The gust of wind has caused incidents in trees in several districts, such as the cases of Beniaján, Lobosillo, Barrio del Progreso, Puente Tocinos, Espinardo, Javalí Nuevo, Guadalupe, Sangonera la Verde, Javalí Viejo, Churra, El Palmar, Llano de Brujas, Alquerías, El Puntal and Santiago and Zaraiche.The Parks and Gardens Service has also acted due to the fall of branches in different streets of the urban area, such as Floridablanca street, La Fama avenue, Miguel de Cervantes avenue, Ceuta street, Industria street, Torre Álvarez, Juan de Borbón avenue, Santa street Teresa, Intendente Jorge Palacios street, Primo de Rivera, Olof Palme, Rey Don Pedro street, Olma street, Río Mula street, Pastora street, Argolida street and inside the San Andrés school, among other places.Incidents in public lightingIn the Plaza Circular in Murcia the light has broken and the column bent due to fallen branches.

In the Barrio del Progreso, a house on Calle Marqués de Lozoya has cracked a mound as a point was installed on the facade.Likewise, in Puente Tocinos, in Carril de la Filomena, a tree has fallen on the power line and a poster has been folded.

Similarly, in Murcia, on Miguel de Cervantes street, a tree has fallen on a lamppost and it has been lying on the surface.

For its part, in Zarandona, in the Morales Lane, a metal pole has been bent due to a falling tree.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia