Francisco Carmona begins to rest after a hard day, but he keeps his voice cheerful and lively. He is responsible for the Córdoba fire team that went to the province of Valencia to repair the damage caused by DANA and help the victims, and he spent the whole day drawing water “We drew water with a pump. an underpass which had been flooded. This is very important, because it is under the railway line and people now had to pass over it, even those who had the most difficulty getting through. move,” he said. This is why the firefighters of Córdoba and Zaragoza worked all Tuesday in Masanasa, but on Wednesday they did not manage to reach the height of the water at 120 or 130 centimeters. It’s frustrating, but he’s not discouraged. “It was four intense and hard days, with a lot of physical work moving pumps, drawing water and recognizing basements and parking lots,” he says Related news Help for the DANA standard No Solidarity of Cordoba fills four trailers with 150 people. tons of food and other provisions for Valencia Davinia Delgado This Sunday, the 22 SEIS soldiers leave to help with the refloating work of garages and carports and the transport of heavy loads. The arrival was shocking. “We are used to seeing misfortunes, but this one is devastating. As we entered Valencia, we saw how devastated it was,” he said. Alfafar, Benetúser, Catarroja and Picassent are places badly affected by the floods. And the people they help? “Mixed feelings.” S They talk about politics, they are “very angry”, but Francisco Carmona speaks with admiration of the way they deal with it, of “the integrity they show. The neighbors are in the street, “with people”. rakes and shovels”, tireless in their desire to return to normality or to remove the destruction “They are the ones who encourage us, the firefighters, and ask us what we need “They treat us very well”, summarizes. -he. The same thing happens with the firefighters They come from all over Spain and work “without hierarchy, all together, with very good collaboration”, wherever they come from. easy to find a place, but they have been very well received at the Valencia Yacht Club, where they sleep with mattresses on a carpet. This Wednesday, the team that arrived this weekend returns to Cordoba and new volunteer firefighters will leave. for Valencia. There is a lot of work to be done and many people are needed in many places.
