The mayors of Ripollès are working this Sunday to mitigate the effects of the wind storm affecting the municipalities of the region, where strong gusts have caused incidents since early morning. The episode has left fallen trees, damaged roofs, incommunicado sections and cut roads.
The situation has also had an impact on the electricity supply. According to Protecció Civil, the fall of a tree on a high-voltage line has left 2,900 customers without power. The city councils remain pending the evolution of the incidents and the recovery of the affected services.
Concern in the municipalities over the repetition of these episodes
The municipal representatives have conveyed their concern about the consequences of the storm and about the possibility that this type of situation will repeat more frequently. As they have explained, they consider that these episodes will increase due to the effect of climate change.
Among the problems that most concern the municipalities is the impact on communications and connectivity, in a context of simultaneous incidents in several points of the region.
"It cannot be that we are left without connectivity" - municipal representatives
Incidents open since the first hour
Throughout the entire morning, the municipalities of Ripollès have accumulated effects linked to the wind. There are incommunicado sections and cut roads, in addition to material damage to roofs and fallen trees in different places.
The mayors maintain monitoring of the situation and work to minimize the impact of the storm on mobility and on basic services. The priority involves reestablishing normality in the accesses and in the affected supply.