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The 'Green Berets' from Alicante come to the rescue of a village devastated by torrential rains

The 'Green Berets' from Alicante come to the rescue of a village devastated by torrential rains

The military corps was conducting maneuvers near Letur, in Albacete, when they came to help the population affected by the flood that devastated the municipality.

Óscar Bartual Bardisa

Alicante

Miércoles, 30 de octubre 2024, 11:51

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The 'Green Berets', based in Alicante, were conducting a tactical mobility exercise at midday this Tuesday. The operation, which lasts until November 1, is located in Albacete, near the Albacete town of Letur.

It was precisely in this mountain village where the torrential rains caused real havoc, sweeping everything in their path and flooding the town center. It was around 2:30 p.m. when a dozen members of the Operational Team 33 of the Special Operations Command of the Army, based at the Rabasa barracks, were conducting maneuvers next to the village.

During their passage through Letur, a local informed them about the catastrophe and the overflow of the Segura River tributary, which surrounds an inhabited archipelago connected by a bridge to the rest of the village. The force of the water was such that it dragged logs, branches, and cars, destroying homes and accessing the area, turning it into an impassable channel and leaving the residents isolated.

Faced with the situation and a population "visibly upset" the 'Green Berets' from Alicante met with the Fire Chief deployed in the area, thus joining the aid operation and planning an initial action to access the archipelago. They accessed it by rappelling until they could enter on foot via the bridge and the destroyed road.

In the midst of a desolate scene, the military attended to the affected, who had varying degrees of severity. Some residents had fractured limbs, bruises, and wounds all over their bodies, while others suffered from hypothermia. There were also residents who could not leave the area and others terrified by the situation.

As the injured and isolated were evacuated, they were transferred to medical services in a secured area of the village. The MOE successfully evacuated more than a dozen people, prioritizing the injured, who were taken to hospitals. After completing these tasks, the search for missing persons in the village and surrounding areas began.

A "very complex" task due to the mud, branches, trees, stones, and furniture found inside the houses, which made it difficult to find people without having to remove everything. Houses that were also semi-destroyed due to the force of the water.

Current situation

Both during the evacuation and the search, team personnel remained at the Command Post, informing about the evolution of the situation, gathering data on missing persons, witness testimonies, and supporting with materials such as paper and digital maps of the area with the aim of determining the total number of missing persons and proceeding with their search as urgently as possible.

"Our guerrillas, who were in the area for training, did not hesitate to once again serve our population and are currently continuing with the coordination and search and location work for the missing, where every passing minute is crucial," express from the MOE.

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