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Firework damage Seventeen parks closed
NATURAL parks, including the Montgo and Serra Gelada were closed to the public last Thursday due to extreme fire risk.
bers, and many fiestas occurring, steps had to be taken to prevent fire.
The damage is centered on the industrial area of the site closest
Accessible beaches
DURING the first two months of the summer season, nearly 5,000 people have used the three accessible beach points for disabled people in Benidorm.
The figure was provided by the councillor for the area, Mónica Gómez, on Tuesday, August 8, who said that “for two decades, Benidorm has been a pioneer in the implementation of this service, with which bathing is provided to people with functional diversity or who present mobility problems.” to the Molí del Morelló and has not affected the domus and Roman baths or the paleo Christian basilica. The affected area was going to be the object of this year’s archaeological campaign.
According to the data provided by Gómez, in June 2,472 people made use of the accessible beach service. Slightly more than half of those used the accessible beach point at Elche Park. Almost 1,000 opted for the one on Levante beach, and 270 for the one in La Cala. In July the user figures were similar for each beach, with 2,360 users.
“During the 12 months of the year, the three accessible beach points of Levante and Poniente operate, with opening hours increasing as the season progresses,” he added.
The council stated that the Roman site has not been affected and the area can be recovered.
According to the archaeologist director of the site Alicia Luján “It will be necessary to reconsider the restoration of the burned structures, it will be the restoration technicians of the General Directorate of Heritage who determine the steps to follow, in some places the recovery will not be complicated, in any case we are waiting to determine the restoration process.”
The fire was caused by a stray rocket from the town’s firework display.
The Valencian government declared a preemergency level three of the Special Plan against the Risk of Forest Fires of the Valencian Community (PEIF) from Thursday, August 10, to Tuesday, August 15 inclusive.
The Ministers of Justice and Interior and Environment, Water, Infrastructures and Territory, Elisa Nuñez and Salomé Pradas, respectively, held a coordination meeting on Wednesday, August 9, to assess the measures that would be applied in response to the new episode of extreme temperatures in the Valencian Community.
Both departments issued a series of prohibitions and restrictions on forest land, especially in natural parks and closed the parks to the public.
The ‘declaration of coordinated Preemergency’ was established in view of the forecast of the arrival of a mass of warm air. With the lack of rainfall, a rise in tourist num
