The Military Emergency Unit (UME) will collaborate beginning this Wednesday early within the duties of evacuating folks incommunicado in numerous areas of Mallorca after requesting it by the Government.
The Balearic Government has requested this Tuesday the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to assist in the duties of conditioning the roads of the Serra de Tramuntana, north of Mallorca, and to have the ability to evacuate the folks incommunicado within the sanctuary of Luc. This was defined by the regional Executive in a press launch after the Technical and Support Group for the Inunbal and Meteobal plans was convened once more.
Thus, it has been requested that the unit arrives on the island and might present the snowplows and chainsaws to assist the a couple of hundred troops who’re working from the Ibanat, Tragsa, Mallorca Fire Brigade and Mallorca Council Highways.
Analysis of the meteorological scenario
This Tuesday the Technical and Support Group for emergency plans for meteorological dangers Inunbal and Meteobal, which already met on Monday, was reconvened to research the meteorological scenario that continues because of the storm and to set operational priorities . The President of the Government, Francina Armengol, visited the 112 Emergency headquarters on Tuesday and expressed her gratitude to all of the emergency personnel, police, firefighters and civil safety.
In Mallorca, though the climate scenario will normalize all through this Tuesday, the Emergency system continues to focus its actions on precedence factors.
Attention can be centered particularly on the torrents, particularly on the Sant Miquel and the Búger torrent (sa Pobla) and in addition on the Gros and Sa Riera torrent (Palma), which because of the sturdy and steady rainfall of the final hours have been filling up and overflowing, inflicting a number of floods and incidents.
That is why the inhabitants is urged to keep away from the move of the torrents, which within the subsequent few hours as a result of thaw is predicted to be even higher. Emergencies recommends not making any pointless journeys, particularly within the Serra de Tramuntana, nonetheless on pink alert as a consequence of snow. In case of getting to make an unavoidable exit, it’s advisable to examine the state of the roads earlier than leaving residence, since at the moment some are nonetheless reduce at totally different heights