Questioned by our American colleagues from The Athletic, the coach of the Valencian club Levante Julian Calero explained that his team had left training early on the day of the deadly floods which affected eastern Spain, Tuesday October 29 . “Those 90 minutes may have saved our lives,” he testified.
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The city of Valencia and its region were hit hard by the deadly floods, which hit eastern Spain on Tuesday October 29. | PHOTO: PAU VENTEO/NURPHOTO VIA AFP
Valencian club Levante may have benefited from a twist of fate. The Spanish second division team found itself at the epicenter of the deadly floods which devastated eastern Spain on Tuesday, October 29, and caused the death of at least 217 people, according to a provisional report from the authorities. .
“In the eye of the storm”
According to their coach Julian Calero, the professional group may have avoided disaster for a shortened training session on the day, but unrelated to the bad weather that was brewing. “I found myself in the eye of the storm, as I live in Chivaindicated the latter to our American colleagues at The Athletic. That morning it had rained heavily. We had flown in at night to play in the Copa del Rey, so we left the training ground earlier than usual, a little after 1 p.m. » Precious minutes which proved to be life-saving to allow players and staff members to be sheltered at the height of the storm. “These 90 minutes may have saved our lives”,continued Julian Calero.
A testimony that adds to the many comments since the disaster two weeks ago. Many residents of the Valencia region were particularly offended by the poor management of this crisis by the Spanish government and the authorities of the Valencia region.
