Royal instructions to dispatch rescue teams and provide all necessary assistance
Message royal : HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the Sovereigns of Spain, HM King Felipe VI and Her Majesty Queen Letizia, following the floods that occurred in the Valencia region. In this message, HM the King states that he learned with deep emotion the sad news of the floods which affected the Valencia region, causing loss of life and significant material damage.
Faced with such tragic events, “We would like to express to Your Majesties Our most sincere condolences and Our deep feelings of compassion and solidarity”, as well as to the families and loved ones of the victims and to all the friendly Spanish people” , writes the Sovereign. “We ask you, Your Majesties, to accept the expression of Our feelings of sympathy and solidarity, as well as Our deep affection and consideration,” concludes the message from His Majesty the King. Following the floods which ravaged several regions of Spain, His Majesty King Mohammed VI gave His High Instructions to the Minister of the Interior to speak by telephone with his Spanish counterpart.
During this meeting, the minister informed his counterpart that, in accordance with the High Royal Instructions, Morocco is fully prepared to dispatch relief teams and provide all necessary assistance to Spain to deal with this natural disaster. , indicates a press release from the Ministry of the Interior. He also reiterated expressions of condolences and solidarity to the Spanish authorities and the families of the victims, according to the same source. Spain was hit Tuesday evening and Wednesday night by serious floods which claimed the lives of at least 95 people, particularly in the Valencia region, while several people are still missing. The latest provisional report shows 92 deaths in the Valencia region alone, the most seriously affected. Two other deaths were recorded in the neighboring region of Castile-La Mancha, as well as a third in Andalusia, according to authorities. This toll, the heaviest since the floods which caused 300 deaths in October 1973 in the country, “will increase because we assume that there are many missing people”, warned the Minister of Politics on Wednesday evening. territorial, Ángel Víctor Torres.
Heavy rainfall, unprecedented in places, plunged many localities into chaos. Despite forecasts of heavy rain on Tuesday, which led the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) to issue a red alert, the bad weather was so sudden and violent that many residents were unable to seek shelter. . A thousand soldiers, supported by helicopters, were deployed in the area alongside 1,500 members of the police to support the emergency services.
