After finishing the rescue work from the bus accident in Cerdedo-Cotobade, with the situation of the seventh sufferer this Monday, efforts are actually targeted on managing to get well the bus, which stays semi-submerged within the mattress of the Lérez river. To do that they should hoist it from the viaduct, which is about 30 meters excessive.
The massive crane obligatory to hold out this operation has been within the space since early this Tuesday. But earlier than beginning the work, it’s obligatory to hold out load assessments, to verify the resistance of the viaduct and resolve the place the crane might be situated. It should be taken into consideration that, along with its weight, that of the bus can be added as soon as it’s lifted. It is estimated that the entire weight can be about 18 tons.
According to Javier Lois, head of Civil Protection of Cerdedo-Cotobade, the technicians have already been learning the state of affairs of the viaduct. “The technicians who got here from Madrid have been already finishing up load assessments yesterday and this morning and it appears that evidently there isn’t any drawback putting the crane there”, he affirms. But for the crane to be mounted within the very best place, some plates should first be positioned on the bridge, an operation that may take about two hours. Lois additionally clarifies that the choice of leaving the bus to make its rescue simpler has been dominated out for the second, since that might imply a lack of proof.
The divers are already holding the bus
The earlier work for the rescue has already superior. The firefighters have been reducing bushes to facilitate the duty of lifting the automobile and in addition eliminated some areas of the physique in order that water doesn’t accumulate inside and thus has much less weight.
The GEAS of the Civil Guard are already within the river working. The job of those divers is to put slings below the bus to have the ability to safe it effectively, hook it up and elevate it as much as the highway. “If every little thing goes effectively, as soon as they hook it up, they will take it out in half an hour or an hour, all of it relies upon. First they’ve to hold out a maneuver to empty the water that it has when lifting it,” they clarify from Civil Protection. They calculate that round 3:00 p.m. they might have the bus already on the bottom.
The total operation works in opposition to the clock, to make the most of the window left by the dangerous climate till Wednesday, when the rains will return, for the reason that movement of the Lérez right now is plentiful and if it rains once more it’ll improve once more. For this motive, they take it without any consideration that the bus can be withdrawn all through the day.
Recovering the bus will assist the investigation work since to date, as confirmed by the Government delegate in Galicia, José Miñones, the knowledge from the tachograph has not been analyzed. The automobile is six years outdated and has a capability for 55 passengers and made the Lugo-Vigo route for the Monbus firm.