A few hours after the disaster of October 29 caused by DANA in Valencia, a municipal councilor and a nurse from Benetusser They are installed in the Blasco Ibáñez public school, whose structure is intact and stands out from the rest of the panoramic image of destruction. At that time there was no light, but they managed to salvage medicine from the rubble of the health center to try to treat those who had survived. Five days later, the center received trucks and vans loaded with supplies, which it was already sharing with other affected municipalities in Horta Sud.
In this town, certain streets were cleared and “all possible ground floors” were cleaned after being swept away Tuesday evening by torrents of water which exceeded two meters in height in several points. While waiting for the Army’s heavy machinery to arrive, there are still destroyed cars everywhere. In neighboring communities such as Massanassa Until recently, there were neighbors stuck in their homes, their vehicles crushed against their doors.
The damage accumulated by citizens remains in the street, even if some sappers of the Legion Yesterday, they were already working to move the debris. Neighbors have installed pumps to empty their garages, which are always flooded with water, and they notify the Civil Guard when they think there might be a body inside. Members of the Special Group for Underwater Activities (GEAS) are carrying out body recovery work.
In “Blasco” – as those who live in the region know – management is ensured by the Town Hall and the local Police, who coordinate a unit from the Doctor Peset Hospital, several firefighters and dozens of volunteers. When you enter what used to be a playground, there are two lines. One to register everyone who wants to help and another to distribute food, which is even differentiated by allergies and celiac disease. A task that groups of families and friends have also accomplished, with the help of hundreds of people who arrived here on foot (before other Valencian towns destroyed and also with the dead found) crossing the bed of the Turia river .
Around a futsal goal they accumulate thousands of bottles of water packed. The ground floor of the school serves as a warehouse. They hand out food and other supplies to anyone who comes near: “If you ask for kitty litter, we’ll give it to you.”
The medical team works in what was once a children’s dining room. In addition to chronic illnesses or injuries, some of the neighbors who collaborated became ill and required treatment by emergency health services. At least one basic survival van was operating yesterday. In the windows of the first floor, where the courtyards used to be, there is a huge quantity of clothes that have arrived in the last two days from all over Spain. In the third, around twenty firefighters spend the night, responsible for the rescue work which continues to be carried out.
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