El incidente de Carabanchel pone en alerta a Madrid por los efectos del calor en el arbolado

Tragic fall of a large branch in Madrid. A 25-year-old young man is in critical condition after a large branch fell on him while he was sitting on a bench in San Vicente de Paúl square, in the Carabanchel district. The City Council assures that the tree had been inspected. The intense heat these days can lead to tree or branch falls.

The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has committed to continue with periodic inspections of the trees following this incident

«We hope he can recover even though he is in critical condition. The health services are doing their best to save his life,» he stated. «And of course, we will also conduct our own studies on that tree. We will continue to conduct a continuous audit of the tree population in the city of Madrid. The upcoming days are not easy because extreme heat conditions substantially affect the trees, as high temperatures are very harmful to tree stability by weakening the roots,» he explained.

The mayor has urged caution to the citizens.

On the other hand, the delegate of Environment of the Madrid City Council, Borja Carabante, explained on Friday that the tree in San Vicente de Paul square, which caused serious injuries to a young man by dropping one of its branches on him, was under supervision and had undergone the necessary maintenance and conservation tasks.

The tree «was in good condition,» he added, also in charge of Urban Planning and Mobility, responding to journalists after a 25-year-old young man was seriously injured this morning when a tree branch fell on him in the mentioned square in the Carabanchel district.