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FLOOD AFTERMATH 19 - 25 September 2019
ACTING Spanish Prime Minister pledged the government will not skimp on efforts to find resources to help areas hammered by last week’s extreme weather, among them Almeria. Pedro Sanchez also asked those affected for their patience while the administrations assess the damage. Pedro Sanchez made the comments on Monday September 16 during a visit to Nijar, one of the province’s municipalities hardest hit by the torrential downpours. Accompanied by acting Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera, Sanchez was taken over the area by helicopter to get a bird’s eye view of the extent of the flooding in the region. He then held a 30-minute meeting with Junta de Andalucia president Juanma Moreno, Nijar mayor Esperanza Perez and local emergency service
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EMOTION AL: Prime Minister Sanchez was clearly distressed at the flood devastation he saw first-hand
teams to find out more firsthand about the dramatic impact of the wild weather and to assess the situation. “Now the evaluation of the damage caused will start, which will take several days,” Sanchez commented as he left Nijar Town Hall. Sanchez also underlined the importance of
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‘inter-institutional’ coordination in dealing with the effects of the weather ‘crisis.’ He expressed his ‘solidarity’ with all those affected, including the family of the six who lost their lives, and warned that the consequences of the ‘crisis’ caused by the ‘cold snap’ ‘are not over yet.’ He called on residents of affected areas ‘to be very aware of information from all the public institutions’ in order to keep themselves safe. Spain is a ‘supportive’ country he said, which will stand by flood victims through the government in ‘cooperation’ with the other administrations.
Earlier that morning Junta de Andalucia president Juanma Moreno toured flood-affected areas of Nijar and talked to local farmers. ‘I want to express all my support for the farmers who are going through such hard times,’ he commented on his Twitter feed. ‘Tomorrow we will approve the first assistance,’ he added. Nijar is one of the most important areas for the intensive agricultural industry. According to Junta de Andalucia estimates some 2,000 hectares of greenhouses in Almeria have been impacted by the severe storms,with damage to structures and irrigation systems and crops destroyed.