The unclean streets of Torrevieja, neglected through the expensive cleaning and waste management contract run by the company Acciona, is apparently having a positive effect on the population, in that there has been a noticeable increase in residents as a result, although these residents that are seen to be increasing are not as popular as some, because they are rats.
According to a report presented by the PSOE in the last plenary session, rats are becoming increasingly problematic in areas of the town, a fact confirmed by some Spanish newspapers who have been to the area to video their appearances like rat-based paparatzi (intentional misspelling as they are photographing rats)!
According to the socialist spokesperson, Bárbara Soler, the neighbours are “desperate” and assures that these citizens have already submitted their corresponding complaints through the Town Hall’s entry register and through the new app for incidents ‘CityinTouch’ without receiving a response.
The Councillor for Urban Cleaning, María José Ruiz, for her part, claimed to be unaware of this problem. “I am at your disposal if you want to send me those complaints that you say have been presented to this City Council and that have not been processed because, once consulted in the Urban Cleaning department, we do not know either in the entry register or in the new app that has received any type of complaint on this point,” she replied to Soler.
For the socialist leader, the problem is not only limited exclusively to rodents.
Soler demands that this focus of health be addressed, as she says that the neighbours have already received “visits, even inside some houses, by the numerous rats of considerable size that have made this place their home without prejudice to the serious health problem that it causes.”
Whilst the town hall plans heavier fines for the users, whilst ignoring the negligence of the contractor, “The cleaning measures to date do not help solve the problem because the trucks and instruments used for the collection and cleaning of the place are inadequate or inefficient,” Soler protested.
For the socialist councillor, this area should be a priority action, since, she warns, it directly affects the image of Torrevieja. “What’s more, this takes place in a popular walking area for visitors and in the vicinity of one of the largest hotels in the city.”
