Alongside images of areas affected by the DANA, especially in Valenciacontinue to strike the heart – it is to be hoped that certain consciences too – society has mobilized to provide aid to the thousands of people who are suffering the ravages of the floods and who continue without having the most basic things to continue their lives . . Help that also extends to those who are mourning the loss of a loved one or who have not heard from them for days. For all they began to move from Castile and León different groups of professionals, such as the five firefighters from Segovia who already work in the Alcudia area carrying out cleaning and house search tasks. These troops joined those of the local barracks, coordinated by a sergeant from Alcudia and at the disposal of the head of the Alcira barracks. They traveled to the site in a 4×4 vehicle equipped with wading suits, two water life jackets, personal protective equipment, goat legs, shovels and brushes.
From Valladolid, a team of ten firefighters from Firefighting, rescue and civil protection service of the municipal council to collaborate in search, rescue, debris removal and clean-up tasks. The dozen soldiers are accompanied by a heavy urban pumper and a transport van equipped with the necessary material resources. Once on site, according to the information provided by the Town Hall, the first objective is to coordinate ‘in situ’, with the emergency manager of the area, the current situation and to collaborate in the most effective way possible in rescue operations. necessary. However, the means offered by the Junta de Castilla y León, through its Civil Protection Coordination Center, have still not been activated, which increased yesterday so that there are now 264 people and 120 resources available. the disposal of the National Emergency Center.
A group of 30 professionals from the College of Psychology of Castilla y León, trained in emergency situations, already pre-activated and in permanent coordination with national officials and with the Military Emergency Unit (UME). The Psychological Intervention Group in Disasters (GIPDE) of Castilla y León, made up of professional psychologists, provides assistance both to direct victims and their families, and even to the responders themselves in these critical situations.
At the same time, collection campaigns for food and essential products are intensifying throughout the Community. In addition to those carried out by the Parish Caritas or Red Cross and all kinds of organizations and associations, the institutions of Castilla y León have been activated with the fundamental objective of coordinating and channeling all aid. Thus, on Friday evening, Ávila City Hall made a first shipment to Carcaixent of more than 1,000 kilos of food, clothing and shelter. The mayor of the walled city, Jesús Manuel Sánchez Cabrera, contacted the Fallers Pel Món association, with which there is a relationship thanks to the celebration of the falls in the capital Ávila and from there a coordinated aid system has was activated by the local police. and civil protection. From this last body came the six volunteers who moved to the Valencian municipality with two logistical support vehicles and a rapid intervention vehicle.
Provincial coordination
The Provincial Deputation of Valladolid also channels the help offered by thousands of people through their municipalities. To facilitate the operation of all solidarity demonstrations, the provincial institution is responsible for collecting donations from each town hall to transport them to a warehouse donated altruistically by a company in the industrial zone of San Cristóbal, capital of Valladolid. The same coordination with its municipalities is ensured by the Provincial Delegation of Ávila, which is responsible for organizing it through certain selected town halls.
For its part, that of Valladolid allowed three civic centers, Delicias, José Luis Mosquera and El Campillo as collection points for basic materials and food. In addition, he recommended citizens to carry water, milk, non-perishable food items, personal and household cleaning items, diapers and sanitary napkins. The same measure was adopted in the capital Burgos, where its town hall launched a food collection campaign that began yesterday in the civic centers of Capiscol, San Agustín and Río Vena.
