Valence lives tragic days after being devastated by the worst DANA in history. As many citizens wait for more troops from the army, a protest took place in the capital of Turia united citizen wavewhat is its objective help the neighbors who needs it most. That is, those of Alfafar, Paiporta and other towns located in the so-called “zero zone”. This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of volunteers They are going to areas devastated by the worst flood in a century and the same thing happened on Saturday. It’s people who save people: “If it weren’t for all these people who are going to help, zero”» says one of these anonymous and determined volunteers.
It is in difficult times that people’s true personalities are revealed and while criminals try to steal what little remains in razed houses and businesses, thousands of Valencians come to the aid of citizens who have been able to live long enough to tell their story. they lost everything. Throughout the day on Friday, the bridge that connects Valencia to the cities of the metropolitan area saw a constant coming and going of people whose objective was to help those most in need.
And it happened again this Saturday. Volunteers gather in the squares. There are groups of several dozen. They organized themselves and headed to Ground Zero with backpacks loaded with water, food and brooms. “We bring cleaning materials and what we could find in the bazaars to help. And also food, which is necessary,” reveal two young people on the river bridge loaded to the brim. Even with “a few shovels, left to us by friends who have a garden”.
“Many of us who move are ordinary people, from the streets. Because in reality, there is no good organization, because there is no real organization and coordination that tells us where we have to go,” explains another young woman. “People are helpless. She feels alone. Sick people who need medication. “We know people who have needs and who don’t get help.”
For all this, hundreds of thousands of Valencians rolled up their sleeves and traveled several kilometers until entering the area devastated by DANA. Search personnel have not yet been able to reach these places and that is why citizens are even risking their lives to be able to drain water, clean mud and even tow cars with their own vehicles. All this while the government is sending an insufficient number of troops.
The day of Friday Marguerite Robles He boasts of having sent 500 soldiers who joined the 1,200 soldiers of the UME, which constitutes a totally insufficient force. Mainly because a few days after the tragedy, certain areas are practically intact: as if DANA had devastated the place a few minutes before. For this Saturday, 500 additional soldiers were sent to deal with the 2,000 displaced people.
Death toll continues to rise
Valencia and Spain is about to receive tragic news on Saturday. Friday ended with just over 200 deaths and everything indicates that this figure could double in the coming hours. Four days after the worst flood in a century, rescue teams continue to work overtime to find missing people lying in garages and cars that are not yet accessible.
As water levels fall, more and more people will be found who could end up on the huge quantities of mud distributed across hundreds of streets in the cities most devastated by the floods. DANA. As the first deceased arrive at the morgue installed at the Valencia Fair, over the next few hours more tragic news will be announced. At least people are reacting like never before. It’s a source of pride.
