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Meeting to coordinate security in the Sella Descent

05/08/2025
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  • The delegate of the Government, Adriana Lastra, has presided over the meeting to coordinate security in the International Descent of the Sella and the Festival of Les Piragües that will be held between Wednesday 6 and Saturday 9 August.
  • The large concentration of people on those days can lead to incidents or emergency situations, which requires the establishment of a surveillance and security device.

Lastra thanked all those involved for their “work, coordination and collaboration”, which make it possible for the Sella Descent “to remain a success year after year”. He has also highlighted the emotion generated by a date “so ours”, and has pointed out that, as a Riosellana, he feels a special pride for a party “that is from home and that we have very much inside”.

The device, in which a large amount of human and material resources will be mobilized, will be launched on Thursday, August 7, will be increased until the weekend in both Arrionda and Ribadesella and will end on August 10. It will involve the coordination of the Civil Guard with the local police of Parres, Ribadesella and Cangas de Onís and the Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias.

Also involved are the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, the State Road Demarcation, the Ministry of Mobility, Environment and Emergency Management of the Government of the Principality, the Cantabrian Hydrographic Confederation, Renfe, SESPA and the organization of the Sella International Descent. Representatives of all of them attended the coordination meeting today.

For its part, RENFE has strengthened its transport offer with five special services on the Oviedo-Ribadesella line, with the aim of facilitating mobility between Arrionda and Ribadesella during the day of the Sella Descent.

You can consult road cuts, the Provincial Traffic Headquarters published in the Official Gazette of the Principality, reporting on restrictions to ensure road safety.