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The mayor has sent a telegram to his counterpart of Lorca offering help |
At noon was carried out at the doors of City Hall, a minute's silence for the victims and casualties of the earthquake in Lorca.
Jumilla joins the pain of relatives and neighbors of the town of Murcia which has suffered the worst earthquake in 50 years in Spain.
Also, this morning the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán has sent a telegram to his counterpart of Lorca offering all the help you need.
Also yesterday traveled to the town a Red Cross ambulance in Jumilla with three volunteers to assist in the transfer of patients from hospitals.
Also offered, as confirmed by the council of Emergency Primitivo Gonzalez, a field hospital and other health and emergency crews and the Civil Defence Volunteers, "although, after the arrival of the army, eventually defused this operation" Gonzalez said.
On the other hand, the four parties who attend the local and regional elections in Jumilla been added to the suspension of all campaign events for today.
At this time, the latest official figures talking about 8 dead and 260 injured, some very serious.
Of these have been identified seven of the eight fatalities.
Almost all the village houses have been damaged.
Schools will remain closed until check the status.
According to information published in the regional media, ask Lorca disaster area declaration.
The city wants to officially recognize the tremendous reality that faces the day after the worst earthquake in 50 years affected 20,000 homes, flooded streets of rubble, 25,000 people evacuated, more than 10,000 sleeping in the open.
A day after the earth shook with two earthquakes of magnitude 4.4 and 5.1, the priority of the municipal engineers to assess the damage and to devise a plan to try to reduce the number of people who have to sleep outside their home for the second straight night.
The night was cold in the parks, gardens, parking lots and outdoor makeshift camps have served to evacuees.
Official sources speak of more than 12,000 people trying to sleep in the open, wrapped with blankets to the Red Cross, overwhelmed, unable to reach some parts of the city until four in the morning.
Hundreds of Lorca have lost everything in the earthquake, for three-storey buildings have collapsed entirely, and thousands sought refuge in the streets for fear of a deadly new replica.
Experts say that the virulence of the earthquake, whose power delivered is equivalent to two million kilos of explosives, was because the epicenter was only one kilometer from the surface.
Fuentes Lorca City Council have ensured that "virtually all" of the approximately 20,000 housing units available to the town of Lorca has suffered any damage.
Schools and colleges of Lorca have suspended classes indefinitely until the buildings are assessed and the status of each of the centers, as sources have informed the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment.
Military Health Brigade, in coordination with health services in the Region of Murcia, has begun to set up a new field hospital with 300 beds and a surgical block next to the football field Artes Carrasco Lorca, which will prevent the transfer of patients to other hospitals.
Murcia declares three days of mourning for the victims of the earthquake response of all the municipalities I Health Emergency Services of all neighboring communities have volunteered to assist in the work of removal and care of injured, but it was not necessary at the moment .
In Lorca spreads the feeling that all Spain is working hard with the event, and samples of condolence will happen from all official bodies.
The Council of Ministers is expected to approve on Friday a first package of economic aid for the victims.
Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, and defense, Carme Chacón, plan to fly on Thursday the population to monitor the actions and analyze the damage.
Until the election campaign has been affected.
The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the PP leader, Mariano Rajoy, last night agreed to suspend the electoral acts of PSOE and the Popular Party across the country after the earthquake of Lorca.
This Thursday, have also joined, PNV, IU and UPyD.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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