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The Community Irrigation Puerto Lumbreras and the Owners of Caño and Balsa have been several papers and emergency actions to restore irrigation networks in the municipality that were destroyed by the flood, and thereby prevent the occurrence of "major losses in the agriculture and livestock in the municipality ".

The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, praised "very positively the work of both the Commonwealth of Puerto Lumbreras Irrigation and Community Owners 'Caño and Balsa' to recall all of the irrigation networks of the municipality that were severely damaged by the floods. "

The town of Puerto Lumbreras has restored 100% irrigation networks that were heavily damaged by floods last September 28.

To do so, the Community of Irrigators and the Owners 'Caño and Balsa' have been several emergency work to replace and repair irrigation networks that were heavily damaged by flooding.

In this sense, the local mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, praised "very positively emergency work they have done the irrigation communities to restore irrigation networks that were destroyed by the flood."

So, Sanchez thanked "the great effort and work and coordination of the Irrigation Community and Cano the Owners and Balsa in their work to restore irrigation networks and thereby avoid the loss of 3,000 direct jobs and damage higher in the agricultural and livestock sector of Puerto Lumbreras ".

Specifically, were strongly affected irrigation networks of the municipality almost entirely after being destroyed by the force of the flood.

Thus, the irrigation network of the Community Irrigation was affected in its entirety, to be destroyed over 21 miles of water main and 30 miles of pipe branches, affecting more than 3,500 hectares of irrigated land and a total of 850 villagers .

Meanwhile, the irrigation network of the Owners and Balsa Cano was hit at 90% full, with the disappearance of nine kilometers of pipes and conduits as well as significant damage to the pond and wetlands collection water, directly affecting 800 hectares of crops and a total of 139 villagers.

To mitigate the damage from the first time there have been several papers and emergency actions in order to restore as soon as possible the irrigation networks of the town, who are already restored to 100%.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras