Almeida: “There is a scenario that we believe it is very worrying, and it is that Madrid is a city without light when night falls”

Among the energy crisis that maintains most of Spain, including the community of Madrid, affected by a generalized blackout, the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-almeida, Expressed it The largest concern by the city council concerns the possibility of falling at night and that the electrical supplies have not returned.

“There is a scenario that we consider and that is very worrying and this is that Madrid is a city without light when the night falls,” said Almeida in an interview with Carlos Alsina on the wave.

The maximum mayor underlined him The absence of electricity that is hitting the different sectors of Spanish society It is more evident in the city of Madrid, because it is a city with over 3.5 million People, therefore in this scenario, security is what worries them most.

Emergencies of Madrid

Almeida explained that the largest concerns of the Municipality are as follows:

• 1. People trapped in the elevators.

“We are very worried because we are receiving calls from 112, from the firefighters and the national police,” said Almeida on the citizens who They are trapped in elevators throughout the city. It also adds that it is a distressing situation for the affected people. The president of the Madrid community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso He expressed that they are 286 those trapped in the elevators of Madrid according to their esteem.

• 2. Mobility in the city of Madrid.

Almeida explained it movements that happened in a city without traffic lightsand, of course, they generate Risks for road safety risks. Also informs that this problem prevents emergency services from moving quickly To help affected people.

• 3. Infrastructure and centers that work with generators.

The mayor said so Most emergency generators Who provides different services throughout the city They work with diesel And that’s He is running out.

“We are seeing How can we reload for supplies Of Damil so that the generators can continue to work, “said the maximum mayor of the city.

On the other hand, the politician of the Popular Party commented this These conflicts are even greater due to the fall of telecommunicationsWhat makes the exchange of information between suppliers and companies very difficult. Along the same lines Capitol Mayor has added that they have to know the state of those people who live with reciprocal.

No news on the cause of the blackout

To the question por the origin of this energy emergency, Almeida expressed him from the city council They know nothing about what happened And I have no information about it.

“I don’t know how to tell you and therefore difficult for me to pronounce me in this regard,” he culminated in saying.

In the middle of an distressing situation due to the energy problems that affect the whole country, The situation in the city of Madrid is worrying about the amount of collateral damage This could cause the extension of this crisis in such a populated city.