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SPAIN, MADRID – Following the recent gota fría (DANA) that struck the Kingdom of Valencia with force, leaving hundreds of fatalities and widespread devastation in several towns according to official data, a modest group of our Carlist brethren and supporters from the Círculo Antonio Molle Lazo of Madrid traveled during the night of November 2 to 3 to help those affected.
Departing from southern Castile, they left from Madrid and Cuenca bound for the capital of Turia, where they joined members of the Círculo Alberto Ruiz de Galarreta and other local volunteers to support recovery and cleanup efforts. The group loaded their car trunks with shovels, pickaxes, and other work tools, as well as food, protective gear, and bottled water for those in need.
During the journey, before dawn, they witnessed the damage the storm had caused on the highway: vehicles dragged and destroyed by water, mud and sludge where asphalt once lay, and debris pushed by the current and scattered everywhere. A scene of widespread devastation that reminded them of the storm’s magnitude.
Shortly before 7:00 a.m., they arrived at a parish in Valencia, where they delivered the supplies and offered their assistance to the authorities of the Círculo Ruiz de Galarreta and the parish priest for any necessary tasks. Assigned to Chiva, one of the hardest-hit areas, they traveled there to help with street cleaning, clearing overgrown vegetation, and collecting metal scraps and other debris scattered after the storm.
They also attempted to assist in Paiporta and Catarroja, where some of our Carlist brothers had personally suffered the effects of the floods, and where local Carlists from the Círculos Abanderado de la Tradición and Ruiz de Galarreta were also participating in cleanup and reconstruction work. However, public authority restrictions in certain areas prevented them from reaching those locations.
After lunch, the group conducted reconnaissance in the area, in anticipation of other Carlists from Madrid and other Círculos expected to arrive, God willing, the following weekend. They visited Alfafar, Aldaya, and managed to explore Catarroja and other nearby towns. The recovery will require ongoing and organized assistance, which will likely take months, or even more than a year, to restore normalcy in the affected areas. At 7:00 p.m., due to a red storm alert, they halted work to take shelter and began their return to Madrid.
Agencia FARO/Círculo Antonio Molle Lazo de Madrid
Translated by the Gremio San Jerónimo
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