Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base, Madrid
Pool Moncloa/Borja Puig de la Bellacasa
The chief executive held a meeting with the heads of this Army Unit, which has 1,200 troops deployed in the areas affected by the DANA, and whom he thanked for the extraordinary work they are carrying out in these towns.
Sánchez was able to see first-hand the work being carried out by the Military Emergency Unit since Tuesday last, when it was activated and arrived in the area affected by the DANA, and which is focusing mainly on the tasks of rescuing people and clearing debris, among others.
In addition to the more than 2,000 military personnel on the ground, including UME troops, 5,000 more members of the army will be added between Saturday and Sunday, as announced by the President of the Government in his institutional declaration on Saturday morning.
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