Why Wasn't an ES-Alert Sent to Mobile Phones for the Flooding on the Costa Daurada?
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Civil Protection maintains that it was not the most appropriate action, but admits that the intensity of the phenomenon exceeded forecasts.
The precipitations of Saturday morning in the north of the Costa Daurada overflowed all the forecasts of the Govern. The administrations did not issue any Es-Alert, the mobile phones did not sound more than the account, the citizens received no noisy warning on their phones... and within a few hours, more than 400 people had to be evacuated and eleven were injured, one of them, critically.Keep reading...
IN 30 SECONDS Who does it affect? Neighbors and tourists of the Costa Daurada, with special incidence in El Vendrell, Roda de Berà and Torredembarra. About 400 people were evacuated between a campsite and a discotheque. When did it happen? The morning of Saturday August 22nd. This Sunday, Protecció Civil keeps the INUNCAT plan active in the face of new rains on the coast of Terres de l’Ebre. What changes today? El Govern admits that the intensit…
Civil Protection alleges that it was not justified by the level of risk predicted by Meteocat and because the response had to be adapted to each situation: "Not all times are appropriate to send an alert of this type"
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