Lorca encourages the residents of Los Alcázares after the floods]
The Bishop of Cartagena, Mons. José Manuel Lorca Planes, accompanied by the Vicar of the Field Area of ​​Cartagena-Mar Menor, David Martinez, visited this morning the municipality of Los Alcázares, to know in situ the consequences that the intense rains Of the last days have provoked in this municipality.
First, he visited the Caritas facilities and the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption.
The parish priest, Manuel Peñalver Soler, explained to the bishop the situation he had lived during these days, highlighting, despite the loss and desolation, solidarity and communion among the neighbors.
According to Peñalver, in one way or another, all the alcazareños have been affected by the floods caused by the rains: "the one who has not suffered directly has a brother or daughter who has been flooded or lost the house Car ", explains the parish priest.
During the visit, the Bishop coincided with the Mayor of Los Alcázares, Anastasio Bastida, and the Government delegate in Murcia, Antonio Sánchez-Solís.
The mayor has invited the bishop to place the image of the baby Jesus in the municipal Bethlehem, a sign of hope for this people who hopes to recover normality to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
Source: Obispado de Cartagena