La entrada Rains and yellow alert: Ibiza accelerates the cleaning of its sewers to prevent flooding se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>As reported by the Consistory, municipal teams intervened in particularly vulnerable areas, such as Es Pratet, where 30 liters per square meter were recorded in just half an hour. The actions are part of the urban drainage improvement plan initiated in October, with the aim of strengthening the capacity of rainwater drainage and reduce the risk of accumulations.
The City Council has highlighted that, as part of this device, the evacuation of one of the outflow channels of ses Feixes has been improved, a key point to avoid overflows in episodes of heavy rain.
He also recalled that the storm tank is not operating at 100% of its capacity, which limits the capacity to respond to heavy rainfall. In the case of Es Pratet, the rainwater and sewage networks are not yet separated, a factor that increases the pressure on the system in situations of high demand.
These preventive measures come in a context of growing concern about the state of the island’ s sanitation infrastructure. As La Voz de Ibiza published this week, in just seven days four tons of waste were removed from the sewage system, mainly wipes, tampons and gauze, products that should not be flushed down the toilet.
The councilman for beautification, Jordi Grivé Cardona, warned that these materials form «mountains of fibers» that clog pipes, causing clogs and generating cleaning and maintenance costs of hundreds of thousands of euros a year.
La entrada Rains and yellow alert: Ibiza accelerates the cleaning of its sewers to prevent flooding se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada Marí Bosó accuses the Government of deceiving Ibizans: «They treat us as second division and lie to our faces». se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>According to the popular deputy, this compensation does not represent any kind of public aid, but rather a return to policyholders of the funds they have been contributing through their insurance premiums over time.
«The Insurance Compensation Consortium is only indemnifying as if it were just another insurance. With the premiums they have paid over the years, they are compensating and covering the damages,» Marí Bosó told La Voz de Ibiza.
Marí Bosó explained that in order for the Spanish Government to be able to offer extraordinary aid to those affected, it is essential that the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance bring the declaration of catastrophe zone to the Council of Ministers.
«The government here has not processed anything. The Government here has not declared the catastrophic zone, which is what would enable it to be able to agree on aid,» he pointed out. «Because what is being paid now by the Insurance Compensation Consortium is not any aid,» he insisted.
«It is simply returning the money to the insured that they have been paying for many years. Therefore, the government is deceiving the Ibizans,» he blasted the administration of Pedro Sanchez.
The deputy denounced that the government’s response has been very different from that applied in other recent catastrophes: «40 days ago of the torrential rains. In the Dana of Valencia the catastrophic zone was agreed after six days. In this summer’s fires, the declaration of a catastrophic zone was also agreed practically ten days later. And here we are and nobody from the government has said anything«.
In this sense, Marí Bosó questioned the attitude of the Government and the Government delegate in the Balearic Islands.
«The government delegate has not been heard to say, ‘Yes, we are going to declare the catastrophe zone.’ No Socialist has been heard to say: ‘Yes, our government, Pedro Sánchez, is going to declare the catastrophe zone’,» he said.
The popular parliamentarian pointed out that the only administration that has committed aid so far has been the Balearic Government, presided by Marga Prohens, together with the Consell de Ibiza and the town councils.
«Here the only one who has committed money and aid is the Government of the Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens, along with the Consell and municipalities. But the Government of Spain is still lacking,» he lamented.
In a message posted on social networks, Marí Bosó lashed out at the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the PSOE and the senator for Ibiza and Formentera, Juanjo Ferrer,
«It is a shame. The socialists, Sánchez and the collaborationist senator of @EiFAlSenat (Juanjo Ferrer) treat us as second division and lie to our faces. The insurance compensation consortium is paid by you with your premiums and it is no help, they give you your money back,» he wrote on his account.
These criticisms follow statements by the Minister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo, who this week informed the Senate that the Consortium has received 3,933 applications, of which 20% have been processed.
«We are reinforcing the technical teams and prioritizing the cases of the most affected homes and businesses,» assured the minister, who added that those affected in Ibiza «will not have to wait months» to be compensated.
Specifically, 1,200 applications have been received for damage to homes, 552 from businesses and some 1,500 for vehicles, in addition to others referring to industries and homeowners’ associations.
«In the 114 most complex cases, partial payments have already been advanced in order to avoid delays in economic coverage,» said Cuerpo, who also indicated that it is expected to have more than 80% of the files processed in the next quarter.
Following this, Marí Bosó stressed that the Insurance Compensation Consortium acts only in those cases in which the affected parties have taken out policies, and that in reality there is no direct state contribution to compensation.
«Because a part of the premiums of these other insurances is destined to finance this consortium, so that when a catastrophe occurs and it has to compensate damages, it has the funds to do so».
La entrada Marí Bosó accuses the Government of deceiving Ibizans: «They treat us as second division and lie to our faces». se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada Sant Antoni finalizes the drafting of its plans for emergencies and floods se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The documents are in the final stages after the technical meetings held by the Councillor for Public Safety, Neus Mateu, the head of the Local Police of Sant Antoni, Alejandro Ponce, and the head of the Civil Protection Group, Domingo Lopez, with the drafting team of the contracted consultant, Geolat. The drafting of the plans, which are mandatory by law of the National Civil Protection System, also has an «exhaustive field work» that has allowed to know in detail the characteristics of the municipality to a possible emergency, has determined the consistory in a note. On the one hand, the Municipal Emergency Plan (PEMU) aims to identify the «most significant» risks present in the municipal territory, and to highlight the capabilities and resources, as well as the coordination scheme with other public administrations. For its part, the Municipal Action Plan against the risk of flooding in the municipality (PAMIN) aims to achieve maximum protection for people, property and the environment that may be affected by flooding. To this end, it establishes a hierarchical and functional structure of the municipality’s means and resources, both public and private, and details an updated catalog of susceptible areas and an action protocol for these areas. Once finalized, the plans will be delivered to the consistory and to the Planning Service of the SEIB 112 for their revision and the period of allegations, public exposition and the homologation by the Civil Protection Commission of the Balearic Islands will begin. Finally, it will be taken to its final approval.
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]]>La entrada The error in the cartography that puts at risk Ibiza’s flood zones in the face of a DANA se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>«We cannot rely on the RPAs of flooding. The Balearic Government must make the plans, island by island, and do it as quickly as possible,» he said. Mariano Juan also said he is aware that «the Government has already started this work, has already held meetings with the emergency technicians of the Consell Insular and in the coming weeks will intensify these meetings with the municipalities so that we can make these emergency plans». And he confirmed that «there is a budget allocation for next year to carry out these studies and to be able to inform people».
La entrada The error in the cartography that puts at risk Ibiza’s flood zones in the face of a DANA se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada Map of flood zones: how do I know if my house is in one of them? se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>Now, what are the flood zones in Ibiza and Formentera? The Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge has shared a tool to efficiently and quickly check if your home is located in a flood zone. By accessing the ministry’s website, you can access the National Flood Zone Mapping System (SNCZI), where updated data on areas at risk of river flooding, among other related information, is available. It is a cartographic map of the whole of Spain, to which numerous search filters can be applied, including one that colors the areas depending on the level of risk.
In the tool, at the top of the screen there is a «Service Tree» button and, when clicked, a menu will be displayed with all the parameters that can be applied to the search. First, select the item «Areas of significant potential flood risk«, then search among the «Risk Maps», and there enter the section «Fluvial flood risk T=10 years». The last step will be to choose the «Risk to population» option, which will apply a final filter to the search and paint in color the areas that have significant potential for flooding due to excess rainfall or flooding every 10 years. It may take a few seconds to fully load the map. From there, you can search for all areas at risk in both Ibiza and Formentera.
La entrada Map of flood zones: how do I know if my house is in one of them? se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada They advise to implement an early warning system in Ibiza to avoid catastrophes like the one in Valencia se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The ES-Alert system, whose implementation dates back to the end of 2022, uses Cell Broadcast technology, which allows text messages to be sent to all mobile devices connected to a given geographical area. Users do not need to be registered or download any specific application, ensuring maximum reach in emergency situations. Messages are sent and received in a matter of seconds, in the official languages of each region, and take priority over other communications (they even emit a notification even if the device is in silent mode). It also does not collect personal data, which maintains users’ privacy.
The consultant López Sancho, when asked for his opinion about the debate on construction in flood zones in the framework of the urban amnesty, said: «The logical thing would be not to build in flood zones so as not to increase exposure, and therefore vulnerability, and therefore risk». Although he made a difference between areas with less risk than others, the specialist has assured that in Ibiza «there are many more places where there is significant danger». «And there are numerous corrective or preventive measures that are possible to apply and that can greatly reduce the effect of this potential extraordinary precipitation. If there were large, unbuilt flood zones, which are considered sacrifice zones where water can spill, it would be very easy to avoid damage to the populations downstream,» he said.
According to the biologist, in the case of Ibiza, the areas that according to the cartography are the most susceptible to suffer this type of episodes are: the ravine of sa Llavanera, part of Nuestra Sra. are: the ravine of sa Llavanera, part of Nuestra Sra. de Jesús, Puig d’en Valls, the lower parts of Vila, some sector of Sant Antoni and all the area of the Santa Eularia river basin and its mouth».
La entrada They advise to implement an early warning system in Ibiza to avoid catastrophes like the one in Valencia se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada How do I know if my house is in a flood zone? se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>In the tool, at the top of the screen there is a «Service Tree» button and, when clicked, a menu will be displayed with all the parameters that can be applied to the search. First, select the item «Areas of significant potential flood risk», then search among the «Risk Maps», and there enter the section «Fluvial flood risk T=10 years». The last step will be to choose the «Risk to population» option, which will apply a final filter to the search and paint in color the areas that have significant potential for flooding due to excess rainfall or flooding every 10 years. It may take a few seconds to fully load the map.
The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has announced the end of the alert for the DANA that kept Ibiza and Formentera in suspense since Tuesday. At 11 am this Wednesday, the weather warnings have been deactivated, putting an end to a day marked by heavy rains and wind gusts that reached 60 kilometers per hour. The AEMET forecast indicates that weather conditions will improve in the coming hours, although some cloudy intervals will remain in different municipalities. The authorities remind that, although the alert has ended, residents should travel with caution in areas affected by the recent incidents.
La entrada How do I know if my house is in a flood zone? se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
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