Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at an official event to deliver resources and equipment to entities associated with civilian protection and disaster management. Photo: Presidential Press.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, offered help to the people of Spain, and especially to the community of Valencia, who are suffering the ravages caused by unprecedented floods. He made this offer of help during the ceremony of delivery of resources and supplies to the Bolivarian National Police (PNB), the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), and the Fire Department and Civil Protection of Venezuela to help them in their disaster management work.
“I make the offer to the government of Spain,” President Maduro said during the event on Saturday, November 2. “Venezuela has a task force for civil protection in situations of tragedy. It is a highly experienced task force that has been all over the world, that has traveled to work in different scenarios in different continents.”
The Venezuelan president made these comments referring to the distressing situation in Valencia, Spain, which has been severely affected by the phenomenon of Isolated Depression at High Altitudes (IDHA), a consequence of the current climate crisis.
“Venezuela is prepared to help Spain, help Valencia, with its professional experience and its personnel immediately,” he said, adding that he hoped to have “better relations with Spain” in the midst of this “regrettable tragedy.”
The death toll from the floods has risen to 211 and is ravaging the Valencian Community, Albacete, and part of Andalusia. The number of victims continues to rise in the deadliest natural disaster in the history of Spain. The search for missing people by emergency services is often resulting in finding dead bodies, and funerals seem incessant in the most affected regions.
Statement
On October 30, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed its solidarity with the people of Spain through a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We express our deepest condolences to the people and government of Spain for the serious loss of human life and damage caused by the devastating floods in the south and east of the country,” the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry noted, conveying “our condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims, as well as a message of encouragement to those who are carrying out the search and rescue efforts for the people who are still missing and at risk in these critical hours.”
(RedRadioVE) by Victoria Torres
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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