Local police gave notice to the residents of the area affected by the rising river
With the rains last Sunday in the region, the River Segura as it passes through Lorquí suffered a major flood and overflow resulting from the abandonment in which it is located by the Segura basin.
For years, the City Council have been demanding cleanliness and adequacy Speck river and the boulevards that are lined with reeds with the risk of floods, fires and public health problems that entails.
So, if last August had to regret a fire of reeds in the Rambla del Salar, this weekend heavy rains have caused a significant rise in the riverbed and floods in the area of ​​the Park of the Constitution, which had the local police to intervene to give notice to the residents of the danger of overflow.
Fortunately the water came just a couple of houses and the consequences were not higher, as reports from the local police in Lorquí.
However, for the days and dates follow the prompts for rainfall in the area and this situation could be repeated and even worse, so that the City Council insist on the urgency of cleaning work on the river and river Butte .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí