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The City Council has prepared a special device in the wake of heavy rains for the weekend.
More than 150 people from the services of Cleaning, Civil Protection, Fire, Local Police, Parks and Gardens, Aguas de Murcia, Traffic and Industrial Services will join the usual maintenance brigades in case it is necessary.
What is intended with this special device is to intervene in the fastest possible way and immediately meet the requirements of the residents of the municipality to minimize the effects of possible heavy rains, establishing priority actions.
The Local Police will be in charge of coordinating all the operative that has to act when a bulletin of warning by adverse meteorological phenomenon is received from the State Agency of Meteorology.
Previously, all agents have a strategic plan for Murcia city and districts that includes a decalogue with a series of tips for citizens to know how to act in the face of storms:
In the homes:
Avoid drafts, as these attract the lightning, close doors and windows in case of a storm.
Unplug electrical appliances to prevent them from being damaged by a voltage rise or causing electric shock.
On the street:
The shelter of buildings protects against the risk of discharges.
If you travel by road:
Moderate speed.
Stop in a place with sufficient visibility in both directions, leaving the fault or crossing lights on, if the virulence of the storm threatens safety.
In the event that a downpour strikes you driving on the road, do not pass through your vehicle the sections that are flooded.
The force of the water can drag you when you float the vehicle.
Do not leave the vehicle.
Stay inside while the storm lasts with the windows closed.
During a storm in the field:
Leave the high parts of mountains, hills, hills and hills.
Leave the low valleys and walk down the slopes.
Do not take shelter under solitary and tall trees.
One of the best places to take refuge is the vehicle with the windows closed and the antennas lowered.
Cyclists must leave the bicycle and walk away from it.
Do not touch metallic objects.
Move away from metal structures, fences and electric poles.
In addition, the Local Police will deploy its troops in urban areas and will be able to take the necessary measures to regulate and cut off the traffic, using fences and police tape.
Also, it is controlled that there are no incidents that endanger people and vehicles.
Firefighters are responsible, prioritizing the actions, to rescue those people and drivers who are trapped in a flooded area, to put out fires on electric lines, to drain the water and to drain flooded low.
The Civil Protection volunteers will form a checkpoint to collaborate with Local Police and Firefighters in those situations that are necessary.
The Cleaning Services work in the removal of water bags and puddles by means of vacuum cleaners, placement of the displaced containers and cleaning of the drag caused by the rain.
Operators of the Parks and Gardens Service have already reviewed the large trees in sensitive areas to anticipate possible falls of branches and cleaned the leaves and scuppers located in the gardens.
In addition sand has been collected as an initial shock measure to avoid flooding in case of flood.
Finally, Aguas de Murcia has already intensified the scouring of scuppers in order to be operational so that they can safely evacuate rainwater during the rainy season.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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