Last Sunday, November 3, the Kings went to Paiporta to show their support for those affected by the terrible DANA that devastated our country on Tuesday, October 29. His time in the Valencian town was marked by tension and pain. A visit in which Felipe VI consoled the victims and in which Doña Letizia was seen, broken with pain and with tears in her eyes, consoling the neighbors who had lost everything. After these moments marked by tension, the monarchs have modified their agendas to focus completely on the victims of the cold drop and, in addition, the King is going to return to the Valencian Community.
© Getty ImagesThe Kings are not going to leave alone the victims of the worst environmental catastrophe in our country that has claimed the lives of more than 200 people. For this reasonthey have changed their agendas so that their official acts revolve around helping all those who need it. Don Felipe is going to return to the damaged area to meet the military units deployed in the Valencian Community who are working tirelessly.
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© EFEYour appointment, alone, will begin at 4:00 p.m. by going to the Jaime I military base in Bétera, Valencia, to visit the contingents of the Army, Air and Space, and the Military Emergency Unit that are located. According to data provided by the Ministry of the Interior, more than 8,000 members of the State Security Forces and Corps are deployed in the municipalities of the community, carrying out 595 operations, although some of them have not reached their due conclusion. to its complexity.
© GTRESYour journey will continue with a second stop on the Amphibious Assault Ship Galiciadocked since this Monday in the port of Valencia. From there it will be transferred to the main logistics base of the Army, located at the Trade Fair. Finally, around 7:30 p.m. you will go to the main logistics base of the Army, located at the Trade Fair. Despite the situation they experienced last Saturday, in which the monarch and Mrs. Letizia stayed trying to calm things down and listen to those affected, The Kings are deeply dismayed for the difficult situation that the residents of the affected towns are going through.
© GTRESDuring this week, the King has had different meetings regarding the issue. On the one hand, he had a meeting with representatives of business, insurance and financial confederations, as well as the main union organizations. This Wednesday morning he also received a delegation of representatives of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations, Insurance and Reinsured Entities, Banking and Self-Employed Workers and presided the DANA follow-up crisis committee meeting at the Headquarters of the Military Emergency Unit at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base (Madrid).
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© House of HM the KingFor her part, the Queen’s agenda also revolves around this fact. Mrs. Letizia will continue with her work meetings with social entities that serve people affected by DANA. Last Thursday, November 7, he met in his office with several organizations that are focused on health and disability. Representatives from the Red Cross, the Spanish Association against Cancer, the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases, ONCE, Mental Health and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities attended, who are working to help the more than 800,000 people affected.
In this meeting He was able to learn about the different initiatives they are working on to care for those affected, especially people with special needs such as the disabled, oncological processes, rare diseases or mental health.
