Tracking work continues in the La Gomera landslide area with extensive deployment
The extensive Emergency device deployed in La Gomera after the strong detachment that occurred this Saturday in the area of Argaga beach it continues with its search work in search of possible victims under the mountain of stones.
Civil protection on the island have indicated that early this Sunday they have resumed work in the area, with aerial means, while sources from the 1-1-2 emergency service have indicated to Efe that the ground device during the night , of which sniffer dogs are also part, have searched without result for possible victims who were in the area at the time of the collapse.
The event occurred in the afternoon of this Saturday and from the first moment emergency and security services were deployed in search of possible victims. The landslide completely buried part of a road that is a habitual parking lot for caravans. Later five people had to be evacuated by helicopter as they were isolated after the landslide, since the road was under a mountain of stones. None of these people required health care.
The Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies, declared this Saturday the emergency situation for this detachment occurred in the municipality of Vallehermoso. Based on this statement, three GES helicopters were activated, firefighters, Cecopin de La Gomera, Civil Protection, Anaga Emergency Aid (AEA), Civil Guard, Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), Red Cross Rescue Group, responsible of the IGME, canine rescue unit of AEA, GES Aire and GES Tierra.
The following emergency teams from Tenerife also arrived in La Gomera: five vehicles and twelve members of the Canarian Police; Red Cross Emergency Response Teams (ERIE) specialized in psychosocial intervention and search and rescue in land environments; rescue dogs, and a vehicle and three technicians from the Ground Emergency and Rescue Group (GES).
The helicopters of the #GES they intervene today in #Beautiful valley #LAGOMERA in surveillance tasks and transfer of emergency teams. Right now a technician from @ IGME1849 Next to the #DGSE Government of the Canary Islands fly over the area to assess the situation pic.twitter.com/b8hDyXWEpA
- 1-1-2 Canarias (@ 112canarias) November 15, 2020
