Seville City Hall converted the Saint-Paul Pavilion at the large material collection center for people affected by DANA. This is one of the solidarity actions in which all municipal services have been coordinated to provide essential goods to the victims.
The area of Preferential care districts and the Municipal Sports Institute are working together on this initiative that gives Sevillians the opportunity to deliver water, non-perishable foods and hygiene items.
Seville with 🫂 Valencia.
Faced with the devastation caused by DANA, we enabled the San Pablo Sports Center to collect water, food and hygiene products for the affected families.
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It will be open for this purpose from this Saturday, November 2 between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. On Sunday, the equipment can be moved on site between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. From Monday to Thursday, citizens will be able to get closer morning and afternoon schedulefrom 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Then, the MAS Foundation and the Alfonso and Pantoja logistics groups will take care of transporting the supplies. They will ensure that “help arrives optimal conditions to the affected areas”, they indicate from the municipal council.
On the other hand, to respond to the water emergency, Emasesa will send 35,000 liters of drinking water. They will be distributed in five-liter bottles.
“Emergency” water bottle
According to municipal sources, the expedition is expected to take place over the weekend. In recent days, the metropolitan water company has adapted its infrastructure to “emergency” water bottle.
In addition, Emasesa will also send FCC cleaning equipmentthe company that currently provides this type of service.
At the same time, Lipasam She also made all her resources available. It will send clothing, shoes, PPE, brushes and other cleaning utensils. At the same time, she is also preparing to send volunteers to her human team. From the Local Police, 16 officers will go to the affected area to carry out cleaning tasks.
Furthermore, the Sports and Cultural Club of workers of Tussam He also organized his own food and clothing drive. The collection started on Friday and will be open until Monday at the premises of the transport company until Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The idea is to leave for Valencia on Tuesday.
Dozens of initiatives
The various initiatives carried out by the Seville City Council and its municipal companies are added to the dozens of collection organized by its citizens in different districts of the city.
Some of them arose spontaneously on the part of citizens, while others arose within groups, such as the Biris North this Sunday at the Sánchez Pizjuán or that of the students of the Faculty of Law.
At the same time, there are groups of professionals who have adapted their professional activity to contribute to the cause, such as popularizers and historians who have scheduled guided tours of the city in exchange for donations to Red Cross Valencia.