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More than 100 households in Villas Caravaning face electricity and water cut-offs
The local PSOE political party has urged Cartagena City Council to act on behalf of residents as debts top half a million euros
More than a hundred families still living at the Villas Caravaning campsite in Cartagena, are at risk of having their electricity and water supplies cut off, according to the local socialist political group, which has called for urgent action from the City Council.
The area has been a popular campsite attracting tourists from across Spain and beyond for many years, but since it was closed down due to fire safety breaches and planning regulation irregularities, residents say they have been left in an increasingly precarious position.
The spokesperson for the Municipal Socialist Group, Manolo Torres, has warned that more than 100 families could be left without basic services unless immediate solutions are found. The group is urging the City Council to ensure that affected households can access the Social Water Fund and the Social Electricity Bonus.
Torres also stressed that the Spanish Government has extended until December 31, 2026 the ban on cutting off essential water and energy supplies to vulnerable consumers or those at risk of social exclusion. He said that the City Council “must demand that both Hidrogea and Endesa comply with this”.
According to the Socialist Group, the situation has worsened since the campsite shut down. Many former users stopped paying their utility bills, leading to mounting debts that are shared among residents.
“The debt is too high for those who live there to take on, especially as they have paid their fees and are being dragged down by the situation of the rest, as the payment is shared. If they are left without electricity and water, their situation will be very precarious, so they need the support of the administration to prevent this,” Torres warned.
Outstanding bills are said to exceed €500,000, a figure the current residents consider impossible to meet. Cartagena City Council has demanded urgent and immediate security upgrades to Villas Caravaning before it can legally reopen, but in the meantime the existing residents continue to live in a precarious situation, in danger of having their electricity and water shut off at any moment.
Image: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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