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Falls of branches, overturned containers that made difficult the passage through the public road, detachment of rubble and roofs of facades and roofs and some cable detached have been the most habitual incidences that the town has suffered today as a consequence of the strong gusts of wind, that Between 13 and 16 hours have been approached at 70 km / h.
Until mid-afternoon, the 092 has received 57 calls related to the weather.
Among the consequences are the fall of 7 trees next to the Palace of Justice (2), the Malecón (2), Espinardo, Los Dolores and Ronda Sur (the latter two on private property but has intervened for safety for the public ).
This afternoon, new troops joined the emergency teams of Parks and Gardens that had been working all day in the supervision and removal of branches fallen from the trees as a result of the strong wind.
The 700 large specimens in Murcia are subject to two annual reviews to check their status.
The last one concluded on January 17th.
Although no problem was detected, the high intensity of the air gaps have broken the resistance of some of them.
Apart from the falls of these specimens, branches have also been shed at various points, damage to some vehicles and firefighters have acted in various cornices and façades where there has been a problem of falling cascades (Alfonso x, Juan de la Cierva the Poet Vicente Medina).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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