Spain's Military Emergency Unit Joins Flood Rescues in Valencia as Helicopters Evacuate Trapped Residents
As storm Adam caused severe flooding in eastern Spain, Spain's Ministry of Defence activated the Military Emergency Unit (UME), whose Third Intervention Battalion, based at Bétera in Valencia province, joined rescue operations in the Valencian disaster area.
The Civil Guard, provincial fire consortiums, Civil Protection and local police operated alongside them, concentrating on Oliva in southern Valencia province and Pego in northern Alicante, where many homes were surrounded by floodwater and residents waited on rooftops to be rescued.
Maritime rescue helicopters also took part in evacuations at Oliva. Coordination between regional and national emergency services formed the backbone of the response to storm Adam, while casualty and damage figures remained under verification.
Source: Ministry of Defence of Spain
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Photo: 图：西班牙军事应急部队（UME）移动指挥所。Contando Estrelas 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0。 / Photo: A mobile command post of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME). Photo by Contando Estrelas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
