In a shocking air rescue carried out in Utiel, Valencia, a woman and her pets were saved from a devastating flood that had surrounded their wooden house. The intense rains caused by DANA generated a sudden flood of water, leaving her trapped in waist-deep water. The woman managed to stay safe with her cats and dog until the rescuers arrived.
The Military Emergency Unit (UME) and the Valencia firefighters deployed an aerial rescue operation in which a brave member of the UME, after making sure that the woman was okay, provided her with precise instructions to put a safety harness on her and then They put everyone on the helicopter that would lift them to safety.
DANA has left at least 95 fatalities throughout Spain, with 92 of them in the Valencian Community, and now seriously affects the province of Cádiz, which remains on red alert due to extreme rains of up to 120 liters per square meter. In response to the disaster, the Government has declared three days of national mourning, and President Pedro Sánchez has announced his visit to the affected areas this Thursday, promising “all necessary means” to help the victims.
This rescue operation is a testimony to the effort and bravery of the emergency teams, who continue to work side by side with regional and local governments to help communities in crisis after the serious flooding caused by DANA.
