By Tara Rippin • Published: 08 Apr 2020 • 19:05
ARMED FORCES: The military will also help police the STate of Alarm measures. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de El Campello
They will carry out thorough inspection of all infrastructures made all the more vital during the coronavirus, such as tanks, water pipes and power lines, as well as help enforce State of Alarm measures. Detachments from the Spanish Army’s Special Operations Command (MOE) have today joined the operation carried out daily by the Guardia Civil and the Local Police in El Campello. The work of presence and reconnaissance of facilities, people and vehicles is part of the so-called ‘Operation Balmis,’ which mobilises the military to carry out missions deemed an emergency. Attention will paid to the town centre, Muchavista beach, urbanisations, Coveta, the north and west areas, “in fact the whole of El Campello” said the town hall.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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