The municipalities of the province of Alicante in which this Friday was school, which are 48, begin to take measures in response to the red level alert that the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat Valenciana. Heavy rains are expected along the entire coast of the province of Alicante from 10 a.m. to midnight.
As explained by the Department of Education, of the 141 municipalities in the province, in 93 it was already a school holiday this Friday by agreement of their school councils, since they had requested the 10th as a holiday to bridge with October 9. Among them, for example, large municipalities that are affected by the alert, such as Torrevieja, Orihuela, Elche, Benidorm, Alicante or Santa Pola.
More municipalities
But others have been joining. In Sant Vicent del Raspeig, For example, he was not a bridge, but he has announced that he is suspending classes. Altet, for example, which is a district of Elche, also suspends. “It was on the sidelines of Elche because it has other holidays, but they have confirmed to us that it is cancelled,” indicates the Generalitat.
Other municipalities of l'Alacantí such as Mutxamel y St. John of Alicante They have decreed the closure of schools and institutes and the suspension of classes. They thus add to Watewho had made the decision a few hours before. Likewise, cancel the teaching activity Benferriin the Vega Baja.
Saint Vincent
He Local Administration Operational Coordination Center (Cecopal) of San Vicente reports the suspension of academic activity in all educational centers on October 10 and the immediate closure of parks, sports, cultural and recreational facilities and the municipal cemetery, until the end of the red alert.
Municipal activities and those that are subject to regulations are also cancelled. municipal authorization on public roads.
Citizen attention
The City Council will maintain on Friday the essential administrative services and the Social Rights and CIVIC departments will provide attention to the citizen, also subject to minimum services.
Cecopal, the Local Police and Civil Protection will continue to operate, with the reinforcement of the work, surveillance and aid groups, until the rain storm subsides.
It is recommended to population that avoids travel and flood-prone places and stay informed through official channels of the advice and precautions that must be followed at all times.
All these measures may vary depending on the evolution of forecasts meteorological conditions, emphasizes the City Council.
Meanwhile, Sant Joan d'Alacant closes all municipal buildings and suspends school activities due to the red alert.
Poster with the red alert for Sant Joan / INFORMATION
Cecopal, meeting this Thursday, has taken the following measureswhich will be in effect until the end of the alert:
- Closure of all public buildings, except for essential services of the Local Police, cleaning and urban care. Municipal services remain on alert and coordinated with security and emergency forces to act in the event of any incident that may occur. The Local Police reinforces its patrols.
- Suspension of activities in the Senior Center, House of Culture, Municipal Library and Torre Ansaldo.
- Closure of educational centers and suspension of all activity in all schools and institutes
- Suspension of all sporting activity, as well as the closure of the Municipal Sports Center facilities
- Closure of parks and gardens, cemetery and municipal market
Regarding municipal workers, the teleworking option whenever possible and said workers have to travel from other municipalities.
Likewise, a call is made to citizens to take extreme precautions, avoid unnecessary travel and follow the instructions at all times of emergency services.
Ravines or boulevards
The city council remembers that flood areas should be avoidedravines, boulevards, as well as not trying to cross flooded streets or roads.
To stay informed, the population can consult the official channels of the City Council of San Juan of Alicante and the Valencian Government.
In Mutxamel, all scheduled municipal activities have been suspended for Friday. On the one hand, that of the educational centers of both schools, institutes and nursery schools (public and private), Municipal Conservatory, FPA (Adult School), such as the sports activities of the Els Oms Sports Center, with the consequent closure of municipal facilities.
Mutxamel City Council Alert / INFORMATION
The facilities of the El Canyar Municipal Park are also closed, the El Ravalet civic center, the archive, the municipal librariesCasal de la Juventud, Ravalet, House of Culture, House for the elderly, Court and cemetery.
The City Council, following the Social Services protocol, has contacted the nursing homes, and the vulnerable people of the municipality to inform these centers of the measures adopted.
In the event that the weather situation worsens and new alerts are issued by the AEMET or the Emergency Coordination Center, new measures can be taken about it.
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