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Citizens Cartagena warns of new landslides in the Mount of Casillas of El Portús because of the storm (20/12/2016)

Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, has asked the mayor of Cartagena to study the possibility of including this point in the declaration of the Catastrophic Zone or be taken into account by the regional contingency fund

The most damaging storm in recent years has revealed the fragility of many of our infrastructures, and the need to carry out proper maintenance on our canals, rambles and springs, but also has exposed some of the pending issues we have, such as Need to secure the Monte de las Casillas.

During this weekend new landslides have occurred and several large rocks have fallen again on the houses, now uninhabited, in El Portús.

The spokesman for the orange formation in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, said that "now this area is one of our concerns, on the one hand the security system has not withstood the effects of the severe and failed temporary, and on the other, the Retaining wall there has been seriously damaged by the impact of the rocks. "

"It is urgent to re-insure this area at the risk of further landslides, explained the Citizens spokesperson in Cartagena who understands that the Citizens' initiative to declare as a catastrophic area the regions most affected by the storm in the Mar Menor and Campo Of Cartagena, could also take into account the Monte de las Casillas "and has urged the mayor of Cartagena, José López, to study this possibility as soon as possible." The Orange formation believes that the City Council should consider it a priority issue, and include the damages produced In this area, and which seriously affect the safety of the inhabitants.Manuel Padin also reminded that the regional government has a contingency fund to cover this type of situation. And have a copy of the geotechnical report and aerial study of the skirt of the hill.

The Municipal Group has contacted the president of the Neighborhood Association of El Portús, Luis Saura, to convey this request and has shown its agreement.

Two houses of El Portús, and near 200 meters of beach continue to today closed and sealed since in July of 2014 there was a strong detachment of rocks in the Monte de las Casillas.

At the time, the former councilor of the Urbanism and Infrastructure Department, the popular Francisco Espejo, ordered the precautionary eviction of 11 homes.

After two and a half years, both the administration of the PP, and the current one made up of PSOE and Citizen Movement, and despite the commitments acquired in Plenary and in Board of Government (since 2014), nothing has been done to reduce the risk Of new detachments.

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena

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