One month since Dana Valencia and the sport are still turning to help avitados

One month of that fateful October 29, 2024. One month since the day that changed life for the inhabitants of the Comarca of Horta Sud From Valencia because of Dana that This has led to 222 deaths and material costs estimated at around 25,000 million euros. Some data that are a perfect description of what lived in this time period and which People who make up such a modest club as the kataruga Volleyball Club perfectly embody, In one of the most affected areas.

We haven’t seen the little kids yet because they are training on the playground. Sticks , materials… We didn’t save them

Luke Irma Gimeno, coach of the base of the biography cattarauga

“Kataruga was one of the places that suffered the most”, He begins by saying Lucia Jimeno, Paterna’s neighbor who works as a coach of the base team and a player of kataruga biography. A club with 11 federal teams witnessed how everything affected 200 families with their children in each team: “There are many families who have cars and businesses and have lost them. One is the horchater of baby Irma, another baby oven, home because he lived in the basement…“, He tells us while consoling himself that he has not lost anyone close.

The day that changed everything

On that day, the damage was clearly minimized by a good consistory procedure: “We were very lucky that they went from the city hall and canceled classes , sent the children home“. An action that obviously saved lives: “we have a path in the school Ward and usually the little ones are from school, the others are already from Albal, masanasa… None of our children were caught there.”

A good thing, especially seeing how the installations of LaRue College College In which they carry out their activity in training sports. Although it is hoped that the main wing will be saved by being in a higher area than the rest of the school, this did not prevent the classrooms and Gates from overcoming the mud. Which led them to the loss of some sports equipment and outdoor playgrounds where most of the initial classes usually played: “We haven’t seen the little kids yet because they are training on the playground. Sticks, materials… We didn’t save them“.

Their parents do not know when they will be able to get income again and that at least they will not quit sports

Luke Irma Jimeno, coach of the base of the biography cattarauga

Crowdfunding to help children and families

Like many other campaigns that started to be able to cover expenses, members of the kataruga biography have already started one on their social networks (Instagram: @clubvoleibolcatarroja). “It’s more to ask for money and if we get something, well To be able to pay chips to those children who have lost everything, their parents do not know when they will be able to get income again and at least they do not quit sports“, He admits. A way for these little ones to disconnect from the situation that he is still going through in this city and those who are close to kataruga. “Everyone contributes what they can personally or anonymously. It is a safe place, besides material things if you want , because you can donate an economical amount even if it is minimal and so we can help families“, Lucia continues to say.

In fact, it is true that there are already clubs that are trying to stretch the shoulder in any way: “In the biography Paterna Liceo they will give a presentation of the teams and want to raise money to donate to us, Sporting de Soria also wants to see how they can help us and any help is always good“. The help that comes to them from the world of volleyball and where it seems that the vfbkv is trying to help them too: “A few weeks ago we sent Excel To find out what things we lost, to find out what we had to do and to see if they could give us money to travel further”.

We talked to the federation to tell them that we don’t know if we can go and they told us that they are keeping the place for us and we will already pay for it…

Luke Irma Gimeno, coach of the base of the biography cattarauga

The fact is that the biography kataruga is one of those 720 clubs registered for the competition in the Spanish Cup organized by the Russian Football Union. That’s exactly why they want to try to go with the children so that they get out of the affected area and can have a moment of peace , although they have to face the expenses: “We have been registered and we have spoken to the federation to tell them that we do not know if we can go and they have told us that they are keeping the place for us and we will already pay for it…“For this reason, she resigned due to lack of support, she tells us:”We wanted with the hustle that some girl who could afford it, to be able to pay for it for us , and they could go and even make it cheaper for the rest if they could“

A response contrary to the one they received from the Zaragoza volleyball tournament that they have been attending for the past three years. And this is that Biography kataruga, Like many other people, companies and entities, he is facing one of his most delicate situations that they have experienced. The club was re-established in 2020 after 20 years of inactivity and its main function at the moment is formative sports: “I grew angry. The idea of the seniors is that the training we have done is the main pillar in our first team. A bit like a prize for his training“. That is why they want to help in any way to be able to make girls and boys, as well as their families, move forward and continue their sports practices.