Red Cross It has more than a thousand volunteers on pre-alert throughout Catalonia in case they have to act as a result of DANA, especially in Terres de l’Ebre and Tarragona. The entity also has logistics and supply vehicles ready for the most affected areas.
On the other hand, throughout tonight Social Emergency Units (UES) have been activated in five municipalities to respond to homeless people in the face of this exceptional weather situation. In Barcelonathe City Council has set up a temporary emergency shelter for homeless people with the support of Red Cross teams. At the same time, the entity has done more than 500 calls to seniors to do a personalized follow-up, and hopes to reach a thousand.
It has also opened several fundraising channels through the internet, telephone or other systems such as Bizum. Money that will go to the victims of the storm, especially of Valencia and Castile-La Mancha. The entity emphasizes that no campaign has been activated to collect clothing, medicines or food.
He points out that it is “more efficient and immediate” to directly allocate the money given to the distribution of approved and specific aid required by the local assemblies of the Red Cross. These assemblies, adds the same sourceintervene directly on the affected area with the affected people, since “they know first-hand the real needs.”
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