The worst DANA of the century, which hit the province of Valenciahas caused serious damage in dozens of localities, mainly in the L’Horta Sud region. One of them is Alfafar, where a team of firefighters from the French Disaster Relief Group (GSCF) appeared on Friday to Provide help to affected neighbors. But the surprise for these troops came when they learned that they were the first aid forces to access the town, as one of the inhabitants assured them, since the Spanish Police “had not arrived yet.”
In a video shared on social networks, you can see the stunned response of one of the French firefighters. “Are you telling me that we are the first to arrive? Have you not received help?”the operator asks in amazement. “We have materials, we are going to seek permission to give them to you so we can all participate. We are going to help.”
Among the equipment they took with them were generators, suction pumps, chainsaws, vacuum cleaners, boots, wellies, gloves, brooms and lighting equipment, among others, according to the report. a statement issued by GSCF on Saturday.
The French Government offers 250 firefighters
On October 31, the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, told the French media that had offered 250 French firefighters to the Spanish Government to help in the towns affected by DANA in the province of Valencia, but that the Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaskahad rejected the help, stating that “he was very grateful” but that for the moment “it was not necessary,” according to damn.es.
The argument given by Marlaska when rejecting this aid was that the situation was still “in a first phase” in which “they were still organizing”, and that the Spanish Army had already been mobilized.
In any case, in the press release issued by GSCF, they assure that they also chose to send a reduced staff and relief material, and that This initiative was accepted by local authorities. “Keep your courage, we are going to give you courage, we are going to help and make sure that we all have materials. You have to be strong,” the firefighter exclaims excitedly in the video.
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