Sea-Eye assists with flood relief in Spain

The civilian sea rescue organisation Sea-Eye is supporting the Spanish NGO L’Aurora with emergency aid in the worst-affected regions of Valencia.

The floods in Spain have so far claimed the lives of more than 200 people and many are still missing. The SEA-EYE 4, currently moored in the port of Burriana, is being used as a relief centre to provide people with food, clothing and hygiene items. The rescue ship’s kitchen, medical centre and sleeping quarters are available to flood relief workers. Crew members are also volunteering in the crisis area, cooking meals and distributing water, first aid kits and safety equipment.

Vicent Aleixandre, founder of L’Aurora and coordinator of the operation in the affected area, welcomes any kind of help: “Our people have lost everything. The poverty in the affected communities will multiply exponentially. As a society, we must be at their side to generate mechanisms and tools to be at the side of those most in need.”

Anna di Bari, Sea-Eye board member, adds from the field: “The extent of the destruction is barely recognisable in the pictures, but talking to the people affected gives an idea of what people have lost, and in L’Aurora we have a close ally who knows the region well and is fully committed to helping where little help arrives. For us, it goes without saying that Sea-Eye is providing support, especially as the region around Valencia has welcomed us with solidarity and warmth when we have been to the port of Burriana in recent years.”

Sea-Eye is currently collecting donations for the relief effort. Anyone interested can find out more here: Solidarity with Valencia