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The Occitalien association, based in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) hopes to deliver 10 to 20 tonnes of emergency aid for residents of the Valence region. A collection is launched throughout the department.
After Ukraine, where war has raged since 2022, and Morocco, which is struggling to recover from the earthquake of September 2023, another front has just opened for humanitarians: Spain. “As soon as I saw the first videos circulating, I had the intuition that the Valence region was facing an immense catastrophe. I fear that the human toll would be much heavier than the official figures,” confides Pascal Serrier. . Returning to Tarn-et-Garonne on Saturday morning after this dangerous trip to Kharkiv, the president of Occitalien immediately launched an operation to help the victims, who number in the thousands in the South-East of the Spain.
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“We are launching a department-wide collection. In the same way as we did for Morocco, we got in touch with an association based in Paiporta, one of the municipalities of the suburbs of Valencia which paid the heaviest price. We hope to bring 10 to 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid there, given the situation there, this is emergency equipment (1) and hygiene products. which the population needs most, but we also collect logistics (2), food (3), clean clothing in good condition and childcare equipment.”
Pascal Serrier feels to what extent this tragedy has affected the Tarn-et-Garonnais. “We have strong ties with Spain. Since Saturday that we launched the operation, we have received a lot of calls, emails, people who want to make donations.”
Donations should be dropped off at the Occitalien premises, Carrefour Albasud gallery (1155, avenue de l'Europe in Montauban). Email: [email protected], Tel. 06 73 14 86 69.
