“We couldn’t stay still at home”

“We could not stay at home and remain motionless in the face of what these creatures are suffering. Under no circumstances. We took everything we could, a cart and a shovel that we had kept. And we arrived at Firefighters Park. “Everything is small.” Inmaculada speaks from her car, half excited. He has just dropped off all the food, water and utensils he took with him to the point where Cordoba Town Hall It was announced on Friday that donations could be made.

The line of vehicles continues down Avenida de los Custodios while the central fire court is filled with the bustle that a Monday morning would have in a large logistics platform. Pallets loaded with shopping, small transport vehicles which bring them to the doors of a trailer which awaits them, they are already on their third since this Sunday morning. Coming and going of agents and firefighters taking loads out and in.

The forecasts were exceeded. Throughout the day this Saturday, the firefighters did not stop for a single minute. This Sunday morning is the same or even more hectic. Cars and more cars came in, dropped off their donations, and drove off in the same lane, until the Central Park offices began to run out of room and they were forced to be crammed into the courtyard until the trucks sought by the Town Hall began to store the load which was already rolling on its way to Valencian Community.

“It’s terrifying, like a disaster movie. These are Dantesque images that make our hair stand on end and force us to help as best we can,” explains Rafael, placing cleaning products and packets of milk in the trolley that was offered to him so that he can leave his load.

There are more than 500 kilometers between this fire station and the zero point of a DANA terrifying, but it seems that they are only a few kilometers apart. It is urgent that all the kilos and kilos of equipment and food that have been delivered anonymously arrive as quickly as possible.