A family composed of four members, a woman, a man and two minors, appeared Catarroja (Valencia) this Tuesday after being missing for more than a week due to the DANA. It is still unclear whether they were on the official list of 89 missing due to the storm. The family, who had lost their mobile phone during the rains, came to light thanks to the publication of one of the parents’ cousins on social networks, which helped to locate them.
Juan Hidalgo He posted photos of his loved ones on his Instagram in the hope of finding them after they had been missing since Tuesday last week. After eight days Without news, a user of the social network recognized them while she was going to get food and put the family in contact with her cousin. Hidalgo explained to Valencian public television that the parents and minors are safe and sound in the house of an acquaintance. “All four are fine. “We went from climbing walls to being absolutely happy,” Hidalgo said.
“We were hoping to find them, but we didn’t know how,” Hidalgo admitted. The relative explained that on Tuesday, the four relatives were in the car when the heavy rains started due to the DANA, it surprised them Catarroja. Faced with the force of the storm, the family decided to get out of the vehicle and go up to the house of the acquaintance who welcomed them. “Thanks to him, they were able to save themselves,” said Hidalgo, very grateful to the friend who ensured the safety of his family.
The mother of the missing woman received a last message from her daughter telling her that they were going shopping. From then on, they no longer had news of the family because the DANA He left the premises incommunicado. Until Tuesday, they had no electricity, water or telephone. Additionally, they had left their cell phones in the car, which ended up being washed away by the floods.
DANA’s passage through the Valencian Community Tuesday of last week, there were more than 200 dead and at least 89 missing, according to official lists. Heavy rains and floods caused significant damage in several places, particularly in the province of Valencia.
