2012年2月3日金曜日

Snow causes in Álava eight injured in 25 accidents in Spain

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Euskadi se congela de frío

La nieve provoca en Álava ocho heridos en más de 25 accidentes

La red principal de carreteras ha quedado abierta a las cinco y media de la tarde

 
 
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Euskadi cold freezes

Snow causes in Álava eight injured in 25 accidents

The main road network has been opened at half past five p.m.
 The Country Vitoria-Gasteiz 2 FEB 2012 - 15:10 CET
The snowstorm has caused at least eight wounded Álava in numerous traffic accidents reported, 25 only in Vitoria, one of whom were involved two buses and the driver of one of them seriously injured.
The Basque major road network has been opened to traffic at five-thirty in the afternoon, although the Basque Interior Department recommends caution in the presence of ice on the road network points Alava.

The demonstration called for ELA and LAB on Saturday has been postponed due to cold to February 25
However, the snowstorm kept closed to truck traffic and require the use of chains for passenger cars at the ports of Opakua Alava, Bernedo, Cruceta and Orduna, as reported by the Provincial Council of Alava in a statement.
The Department of Emergency Management and Meteorology of the Basque Government, dependent on Interior held until next Saturday the orange alert for frost and cold temperatures and precipitation as yellow snow below 1,000 meters, as reported by the Department Basque Interior.

Gipuzkoa Provincial Council has suspended the activities of the School Sports Program
For its part, the expression "national" organized by ELA and LAB and other Basque social and labor organizations for next Saturday in Bilbao to protest welfare cuts imposed by various governments has been postponed to February 25, as announced today its organizers.
On the other hand, the Directorate General of Sports of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa has suspended all racing activities included in the School Sports Programme, which was scheduled for this weekend, which require long distance travel of participants. The statutory body has also banned all hunting from morning until weather conditions improve.
The Red Cross has activated a special device in the snow with a score of volunteers with specialized training in first aid and search and rescue técnicvas.
The Basque Country is preparing for the cold weather until Sunday with the activation of all emergency operations involving tons of salt, snow plows and the expansion of social resources beds for the homeless. According to forecasts by the Basque Meteorology Euskalmet from this afternoon is expected a significant drop in temperatures, especially in the highest, which will be felt especially on Thursday and Friday.
The situation reflects the influence of a strong anticyclone located in Russia, which determines the time in Europe, as very cold air injected much of the continent and blocks the usual movement of storms. The cold air mass is relatively dry, although the precipitation will occur as snow at sea level until Saturday.
Throughout Thursday and Friday, precipitation will be weak, being limited to the east of the Basque Country, although it could snow at any altitude. By contrast, the temperatures will be colder the further east we are. The maximum will be around 0-3 degrees on the coast and around 0 degrees inside, causing the maximum negative values ​​are placed on both Thursday and Friday in inland areas.
Minimum temperatures will be between 0 and -6 degrees on the coast, especially in Gipuzkoa and around -7 to -3 degrees in Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya inside, respectively. In Álava, the minimum will be located around -5 degrees or below. In mountain areas temperatures fall below 5 degrees and 10 degrees below zero during the entire episode.
The cold will star, with possible snow and frost bound to any generalized weak to moderate, likely to be strong in mountain areas. To this is added to northeast wind will blow moderate to strong during the entire episode, especially in coastal and mountain areas of the Ebro axis so the wind chill is very low.
In the Bay of Biscay up to 20 miles east wind will force 3 to 4 rolará to northeast, visibility will be regular downpours and the state of the sea, the tide with northwest swell and waves of about 1 metro.


Given this chilling warning that in Eastern Europe has already caused at least 89 people, the Basque institutions have prepared their emergency and winter maintenance to act snowplows on the roads in the autonomous region.
For example, the Provincial Council of Alava activated from two in the afternoon his emergency operation, while in Gipuzkoa and 68 teams have prepared snow, of which 22 are in the AP-1 and AP-8, and 38 silos that store thousands of tons of salt.
Bilbao City Council has expanded the capacity of 50 beds hostel Mazarredo winter, to serve the homeless, and has prepared a special operation mobility snow formed by 42 teams, which cover the entire city, as well 185 tons of salt.
In Vitoria, the City has met the Emergency Committee has decided the distribution of salt for sidewalks and driveways in priority areas such as hospitals, health centers, industrial parks, residences or public facilities to prevent the formation of ice sheets. Overall, the Vitoria City Council has 500 tons of salt and 60,000 gallons of brine body has distributed shovels neighborhood associations and businesses to collaborate on tasks.
In addition the Council has strengthened the device care for homeless people, who have at your disposal 129 beds spread over three shelters and has instructed local police to prevent them stay on the street who refuse to sleep in a of these centers.

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