The Emergency Security and Response Agency, through the Emergency Coordination Center (CCE), has issued a special notice bulletin to the municipalities and agencies involved in emergencies, in which it recommends that extreme precautions be taken in the event of a fall in the temperatures and the arrival of a polar cold wave.
According to the meteorological forecasts issued by the State Meteorological Agency is that starting on Thursday, day 10, there will be the entry of polar cold air.
The wind will slow down throughout Thursday and the combination of cold air and calm wind will favor that the coldest nights are those of Friday and Saturday, with values of up to 6 negative degrees in the interior of the Region and in the pre coastlines, and frosts approaching the coast, also with possible negative values.
From the Agency of Security and Response to the Emergencies the monitoring of all the meteorological bulletins sent by Aemet is carried out and the pertinent notices and bulletins are notified to the affected municipalities. At all times, all the forecasts are monitored before the possibility of activating the snowfall plan.
Advice to the population
- If you spend a lot of time outdoors, it is better to wear several lightweight and warm overlays than a single piece of thick fabric
- Beware of coal, electric and gas stoves: move them away from curtains and curtains.
- Take precautions to avoid the poisoning produced by the use of braziers, wood stoves, coal or gas in closed places without renewal of air.
- Have an extinguisher on hand
- Prepare a first aid kit and those medicines that are used permanently or sporadically by all or any of the members of the family unit.
- Have adequate clothing and footwear for these contingencies.
- Keep informed of the weather situation through official information disseminated by the media
- Follow the driving tips with snow and ice of the DGT
