Ayuso announces from Navalcarnero aid for housing, businesses, and affected individuals while maintaining confinements due to fires in Madrid

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has assured that the situation caused by the fires continues to be “serious” and has confirmed that evacuations and confinements are maintained in several municipalities while extinction and assistance efforts to the affected population advance.

Ayuso has detailed that Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Robledo de Chavela, Navalagamella, Las Rozas de Puerto Real, Cenicientos, Cadalso de los Vidrios and Zarzalejo remain evacuated. In addition, confinements remain active in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Pelayos de la Presa, Valdemaqueda and Villa del Prado.

The president explained that the Community has enabled 18 reception points, where more than 3,000 people from 15 municipalities have been attended, while healthcare assistance has been reinforced with the reopening of health centers in Villa del Prado, Pelayos de la Presa, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and Valdemaqueda. According to her, no serious injuries have been registered so far and most of the attentions correspond to heat strokes, psychological support or supply of medicines to confined or displaced people.

Likewise, she has reported the launch of a home pharmaceutical dispensing service in collaboration with the Official College of Pharmacists and the affected municipalities. She has also announced that the 173 residents of the López Rumayor center in San Martín de Valdeiglesias will be able to return to their facilities this Monday and that the reopening of the El Escorial camp, from which nearly 5,000 people were evacuated, is planned. In addition, a time slot will be enabled for livestock farmers to access their farms and attend to the animals.

On the economic and social front, Ayuso has presented a package of measures to facilitate the recovery of the affected areas. Among them is a free legal advice service to guide those affected in processing aid, damage claims, compensation and insurance, in collaboration with the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid.

The Community will also launch a line of guarantees through Avalmadrid for companies and self-employed individuals affected by the fires and will allocate 30 million euros to housing measures, which include the temporary assignment of properties from the Social Housing Agency for those who have lost their habitual residence, rental aid for a maximum of twelve months, and subsidies for the repair and reconstruction of damaged homes.

In addition, the regional government will automatically renew job applications until September 15 to avoid unnecessary travel for affected individuals.

Ayuso concluded by appealing for patience and citizen cooperation while confinements and restrictions remain in place. The president highlighted that, despite the magnitude of a catastrophe she described as “unprecedented,” there have been no fatalities, a fact she considered the main reason to maintain hope while extinction and recovery efforts continue.