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The municipal formation indicates that the municipal technician who has visited the school Churra, one of those mentioned in the motion, warned that "there is no time or money to remove asbestos"

NOW MURCIA denounced the abandonment of a large number of sheets of asbestos in Annex sun at CEIP La Arboleja, "which poses a serious danger because of the high harmfulness of this material must be added that is fully accessible to pedestrians and, above all, children who go to school, they can manipulate or touch these boards, with the risk that this entails. "

In this situation, the municipal formation today sent internal communications to the local police and the departments of Education, Health and Planning, "to withdraw as quickly as the material, and do everything possible to identify the author of this illegal action and irresponsible".

Councilwoman Angeles Micol also recalled that last November was adopted in plenary a motion of Now Murcia for removal of this hazardous material from the roofs of schools in the municipality, but has spent over half a year and not has fulfilled.

The motion passed on asbestos stated that a municipal campaign against this material began, warning people of the risks of handling, and municipal services withdraw items containing asbestos, especially plates uralita deposited in landfills illegal scattered throughout the municipality.

The text also stated that they began the work of removing the roofs with asbestos have some schools in the municipality, including school Saavedra Fajardo found in the hamlet of Algezares and college Carolina Codorniu in Churra, replacing roofs made of materials sustainable and not harmful to health.

"In none of these schools has proceeded to its withdrawal and, what is more, the municipal technician who inspected the school of Churra has said that no date and no money to remove the corrugated iron, something that seems very serious, because the health of schoolchildren and professionals should be a matter of absolute priority, "said Micol.

Councilwoman Now Murcia complaint that "not only has not done anything about the motion approved more than half a year, but the problem is more, as evidenced by this dangerous accumulation of asbestos in public. His withdrawal should be immediate, because it is a purely municipal competition and an easy task to perform. "

Micol recalls that "since the 80s is shown that asbestos causes cancer with high mortality" and that the European Union banned its use since 2005.

The councilor said that "while in the city center trash almost door to door collecting, in the districts are dumps, garbage, furniture and ultra contaminants and hazardous materials" and explained that the plates of corrugated iron should be handled by qualified personnel this task, and must be removed following safety standards, "do not do it this way poses a serious risk for people who are in contact with this material. in addition, you can not consent to something as dangerous as asbestos is available to children and anyone who does not know their risks. "

Source: Ahora Murcia