Civil Protection continues to evacuate those trapped in the aftermath of the floods – New Algeria
The Civil Protection Services announced the outcome of their interventions as a result of the floods that occurred in the states of the southeast of the country during Friday and Saturday, while no records were recorded. CasualtiesAccording to the same regulatory body.
Today, Saturday, the Meteorological Department expected heavy rain, exceeding 80 mm locally, to continue to fall in the southeast of the country.
In a new special bulletin, it was predicted that it would rain high rainexceeding 40 mm, in the states of: Menia, Ghardaia, and Ouargla, starting from nine in the evening, until nine in the evening tomorrow, Sunday.
In the state of Ouargla, the civil protection services recorded about 100 interventions to drain rainwater in roads, streets, residential complexes and inside homes, in addition to other interventions due to electrical meter fires and the collapse of a house in the Saïd Otba El Sharqia neighborhood in the state capital, during the period extending from midday yesterday, Friday, until this morning. Saturday, as explained by the person in charge of contacting the State Directorate of Civil Protection, Captain Mohieddin Maimouni.
For its part, the civil protection services in the state of Touqourt carried out several interventions in areas and residential areas that were flooded with rainwater, especially through the municipalities of Nazla, Zawiya Abdiyya and Al-Hajira.
The heavy rainwater that fell since yesterday, Friday, flooded many streets and residential neighborhoods and caused a partial paralysis of traffic across several state and municipal routes and roads.
In the state of Al-Mughir, the civil protection services have put all units on high alert to implement the state rescue plan to prevent flood dangers, according to the sector director, Lieutenant Colonel Rizqi Boulbiar.
Yesterday, Friday, the same authorities, in coordination with the regional group of the National Gendarmerie, were able to rescue 21 people, including 14 children and 4 women, who were on board a utility vehicle stuck in mud and surrounded by water in the village of Ain El-Sheikh in the municipality of Sidi Khalil, to be treated and evacuated to the public hospital institution, Dabakh Al-Saeed, in the state capital, according to the statement. Same source.
In the state of Laghouat, the civil protection services have taken all necessary measures to confront any emergency, in addition to urging the heads of the twenty-four municipal popular councils to develop a municipal rescue plan and coordinate with the state vigilance cell, according to the head of the public protection service at the Civil Protection Directorate, Captain Rabah Zaghad.
In a related context, Mr. Zaghad said that his interests are in constant contact with the Directorate of Civil Protection of El Bayadh State, as it is a starting point for both Wadi Mzi and Wadi Musaed, as a proactive measure to confront the threat of floods.
rescue 10 people They were surrounded by water in Ghardaia
In the state of Ghardaia, 10 people were rescued who were trapped by water inside their homes in the municipalities of Al-Qarara and Matlili, in addition to absorbing water at the level of the streets and residential neighborhoods and extinguishing the fire of a significant number of electrical meters.
With the continued weather fluctuations, the same departments in the governorate of Ghardaia launched an awareness-raising campaign on social media urging citizens to take the utmost caution, such as not parking vehicles in the valleys and not risking passing through them or under bridges and fragile buildings, as well as staying away from electricity poles.
Civil Protection evacuates 19 people in El Oued State
Civil protection services evacuated 19 people due to the recent weather fluctuations in the state of El Oued, where two families were sheltered as a precautionary measure due to the risk of their homes collapsing.
The efforts of various technical teams are continuing to suction the accumulated water, as well as to clean sewage networks, drains and sewers, in coordination with the interests of the National Office for Disinfection.
The National Bureau of Meteorology announced in its special bulletin that heavy rain, amounting to 80 mm locally, could fall in a number of states in the southeast of the country, starting yesterday, Friday, and continuing until Saturday evening.
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