The dramatic death of a 4-year-old child due to the collapse of a building in Sot de Chera after DANA

The latest data confirms the death of 202 people in the Valencian Community, two in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Malaga. The rescue and rescue work has not stopped and there are already more than 1,700 troops displaced throughout the territory to be able to locate all those missing since last Tuesday, October 29.

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The latest news comes from Sot de Chera, Valencia, where a 4-year-old child has died after the collapse of a building in the town near the Sot river. According to statements by Mayor Tomás Cervera to the EFE Agencythe minor’s father is missing, but the mother and the other daughter of the family, who were also inside the property, were unharmed. Apparently, the boy was trying to see everything that was happening from a window, but when the water burst into the building where they were, part of the structure of the house collapsed and fell into the water, according to Cervera.

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The town, with just over 300 inhabitants, suffered one of the greatest damages due to intense rains and the overflowing of the Busot reservoir dam. The mayor has recognized EFE that one of their current concerns is the condition of the reservoir located 7 kilometers away, since it has been a structure that has been “neglected for many years and has structural deficiencies.” But as Emergencies of the Generalitat have guaranteed them, the dam is not going to collapse and they are monitoring it day and night.

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“The town as we knew it does not exist, we are a town that lives off tourism and our axis is the Sot river, a tributary of the Turia river, with infrastructure that has disappeared, from an old mill to a lot of houses and vehicles” , assures Tomás Cervera, who has added that they are going to have to “reinvent themselves as a people.”

Last minute of DANA

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As reported by Aemet on its website, the extreme warnings in Andalusia and Extremadura have been lifted, but the Balearic Islands and Catalonia remain in the ‘Orange Zone’. For now, the Valencian Community continues with the rescue and search work for all the missing, but the water and mud accumulated in the streets are making access to different parts of the Community difficult, but thanks to the work of the more than 1,700 troops Displaced throughout the territory, they are being able to help the different towns, which are already recovering water and electricity.