The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved a first aid package for the provinces affected by the devastating floods, worth 10.6 billion euros. The funds will be used to help households, companies, entrepreneurs, and city councils. This is stated on the website of the Spanish government, UNN reports.
Details
The aid package will cover 75 municipalities in Valencia, two in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the government will reimburse all emergency expenses incurred by the areas in the disaster zone, as well as half of the costs of rebuilding roads, community centers, sports facilities and other destroyed infrastructure.
The aid package will also include grants for people unable to work due to injuries caused by the disaster, for housing repairs, replacement of furniture and household appliances. Direct assistance will also be provided to companies, self-employed individuals and businesses.
Sanchez called the measures "concrete and realistic," noting that it is a "good first step," but not the last, as it marks the beginning of the "Immediate Response, Reconstruction and Re-launch Plan for Valencia," the hardest hit region.
This Plan, as Sánchez stated, "will last as long as necessary to restore normal life" in the province. Currently, more than 15,300 military personnel are deployed in Valencia. Roads and houses are being repaired in the region, and water and food are being delivered to residents.
Recall
In Spain , 205 people have been confirmed to have died as a result of catastrophic flooding. The Valencian community suffered the most, with 202 people killed, and authorities continue to search for missing persons.