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A team made up of fifty personnel continues to work simultaneously to resolve the rest of the minor incidents in various parts of the municipality, such as falling branches and logs.

All issues related to public lighting are resolved The Murcia City Council, through the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, led by José Guillén, has deployed since yesterday a special device to solve the incidents that caused the recorded gusts of wind in the municipality of up to more 80 kilometers / hour caused by the gale Álex.The Parks and Gardens Service has already resolved 90% of the incidents originating yesterday afternoon due to the wind and all of those that affect the provision of services and public lighting.

A team made up of fifty troops works simultaneously in various parts of the municipality to tackle more than 100 incidents caused by the wind for different reasons, such as falling branches and trunks and detachments of awnings and lampposts.Jobs organized in order of priorityThe operators have solved all the incidents related to the restoration of services, establishing priorities so that the return to normality occurs as soon as possible.

In addition to removing logs and branches, they also meticulously monitor the environment to ensure that the entire perimeter is secure.The Parks and Gardens workers acted from the first moment in a coordinated and simultaneous way with the rest of the municipal services, such as Local Police, Firefighters and Traffic in various areas of the municipality to remove fallen branches as a result of the effects of the wind.

Today they continue working to leave the green areas in perfect condition, guaranteeing the safety of all the neighbors.Chainsaws and 8 trucksFor the development of their actions, the technicians use different technical means, such as chainsaws, octopus trucks, cranes and basket trucks.In the areas where operators operate, apart from removing trees and branches, they also meticulously monitor the environment to ensure that the entire perimeter is secure."The objective is always to preserve the safety of our neighbors.

Our green areas are in constant maintenance, but, in addition, in these cases, when these alert episodes occur, an emergency team is in charge of reviewing the status of all the specimens.

to guarantee their safety.

At this time, almost all of the incidents caused yesterday and all of those that affect the provision of services or public lighting have already been resolved ", José Guillén highlighted.Traffic cuts due to the fall of treesIn Miguel Induráin, Miguel de Cervantes and La Flota avenues, the fall of trees and branches affected traffic and caused material damage, although no personnel.The strong gusts of wind caused incidents in trees in several districts, such as the cases of Beniaján, Lobosillo, Barrio del Progreso, Puente Tocinos, Espinardo, Javalí Nuevo, Guadalupe, Sangonera la Verde, Javalí Viejo, Churra, El Palmar, Llano de Brujas, Alquerías, El Puntal and Santiago and Zaraiche.The Parks and Gardens Service has also acted due to the fall of branches in different streets of the urban area, such as Floridablanca street, La Fama avenue, Miguel de Cervantes avenue, Ceuta street, Industria street, Torre Álvarez, Juan de Borbón avenue, Santa street Teresa, Intendente Jorge Palacios street, Primo de Rivera, Olof Palme, Rey Don Pedro street, Olma street, Río Mula street, Pastora street, Argolida street and inside the San Andrés school, among other places.The Floridablanca Gardens, the Artillery Barracks and the historic palm groves are closed to the public due to the warning of strong windsThe City Council closed yesterday, due to the alert of strong winds, the gardens of Floridablanca, that of the Artillery Barracks and the historic palm groves of the city.

The Parks and Gardens Service has an action protocol focused on the resolution of incidents of different kinds that may directly affect the parks and gardens, streets and squares of the municipality.

The aim is to guarantee the safety of people who walk near green areas, wooded and covered areas or near the public lighting poles.All issues related to public lighting resolvedIn the Plaza Circular in Murcia, the luminaire broke and the column bent due to fallen branches.

In the Progreso neighborhood, in a house on Marqués de Lozoya street, a mound was cracked, as a point was installed on the facade.Likewise, in Puente Tocinos, in Carril de la Filomena, a tree fell over the power line and a pole bent.

Similarly, in Murcia, on Miguel de Cervantes street, a tree fell on a lamppost and it was lying on the surface.

For its part, in Zarandona, in the Morales Lane, a metal pole was bent due to the fall of a tree.In La Alberca, on Salzillo Street, at the height of number 19, an arm with a danger of falling fell down on the façade and in Cabezo de Torres, on Calvario Street, at the height of House 14, an arm fell of light.

All the incidents were resolved throughout the afternoon of yesterday by the public lighting teams belonging to the Department of Urban Development. 

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia