La Línea closes facilities and suspends classes due to storm Charles

La Línea de la Concepción faces this Wednesday, November 11, with municipal facilities closed and classes suspended due to storm Charles. The Junta de Andalucía has cancelled teaching activity for the whole day, and the Ayuntamiento keeps parks and gardens, municipal cultural and sports facilities and the cemetery closed. The mayor has chaired the meeting of the Emergency Coordination Committee, at which the situation and the activated operation were assessed. According to the mayor, «right now the truth is that everything is fairly under control, there isn't excessive rain falling and neither are the wind gusts, since they were as forecast». The Consistorio has also closed social facilities to avoid risk situations. The mayor has warned that, according to the weather report, the worst of the storm could arrive this afternoon, so the operation will remain active all day.

Local police, Protección Civil and the on-duty urban maintenance, cleaning and parks and gardens services remain operational. The Ayuntamiento is coordinated with the firefighters through the Policía Local and with the national police forces in case any more delicate action were needed. The mayor has stated that the prior prevention work continues, with the cleaning of drains and streams in the Zabal area, and has expressed hope that «we don't have to lament any damage».