Barcelona airport was partly flooded this Monday, November 4 and fast train traffic was cut off. At least 217 people died, including 213 in the Valencia region alone following the October rains. Secours Populaire appeals to the generosity of the French.
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The rain continues to fall in Spain this Monday, November 4, after the city of Valencia where the provisional toll shows more than 200 deaths, it is Barcelona's turn to be hit by torrents of water. Impressive images, especially certain streets in the city center, even if we are far from the apocalyptic situation in Valencia. Secours Populaire is launching a national appeal for donations.
Coming to the aid of victims and supporting reconstruction, from the first lines of the press release, the association displays its objectives. Jean Stellittano, departmental secretary of Secours Populaire in the Alpes-Maritimes, details this appeal: “We have a lot of volunteers who are linked to Spain or who have friends and family in Valencia and Malaga. We also have a network of partners in Spain to assess needs thanks to the European network ESAN“.
The call for donations relayed on the European Social Action Network Facebook page:
Secours Populaire has already appealed to the generosity of the public as during the earthquake in Morocco in 2023, in Belgium during the floods of 2021 or elsewhere.
“When we look at the images, it is reminiscent of what we experienced with storm Alex in 2020 in our department” recalls Jean Stellittano.
This Thursday at the end of the afternoon, the Secours Populaire des Alpes-Maritimes is organizing a large collection dedicated to the Spanish disaster victims at Place Masséna in Nice.
To donate, there is also the association's national website.
The Riviera departmental secretary explains that the structure assesses needs with partner associations on site. “They provide us with quotes and a budget and we then send the money” adds Jean Stellittano.
Bad weather continues to wreak havoc in Spain. After Valencia at the end of October, Catalonia was also placed on red alert this Monday. Part of Barcelona airport was flooded and high-speed train traffic was disrupted.
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