The journey of those who in recent weeks have been arriving in Spainfleeing the terror of the war in Ukraine, has been a long time, but once in safe territory, many of them can finally hug with their Spanish families.
The images and stories they leave are overwhelming. One of them is that of Irina, who used to come to Spain to spend the summers as a child, and now she comes with her daughter after escape from irpinwhere he has been living in a bunker for two weeks.
The emotion of all, Ukrainians and Spanish families knowing that they are already safe, is palpable in the reception. As one of these foster mothers explained to laSexta, when she found out what was happening in Ukraine, she did not hesitate to contact the association with which she took in a girl in the summer in order to get her out of the “hell” they live there.
On train, bus with different scales, andn private cars or even by plane, this is how the thousands of refugees arrive these days. The NGO Open Arms, for example, has changed its usual boat for a plane that it has chartered to embark 200 Ukrainians: single parents with their children, entire families or elderly people.
At dawn they arrived in Guissona, in Lleida, and amidst applause they have put an end to a long journey. Although for them the arriving here can be a break after weeks living a real horror, for the volunteers who are going to welcome them into their homes busy weeks beginor, as well as for the translators who will help them with everything in their first steps in Spain, so that they can integrate and start a new life here.
From Malaga to Poland to bring humanitarian aid
The Spanish solidarity initiatives They haven’t stopped in the last few weeks. In Malaga, a group formed by seven firefighters, a national police officer and two volunteers has traveled 3,300 kilometers in four vans loaded with more than three tons of humanitarian material.
The expedition headed for the Polish border in an experience that they describe as “complicated and difficult”, as is war. The material that they have transported is the one directly claimed by the associations operating in the area, especially warm clothing, footwear and medical supplies.
Once all that help is downloaded, they have made the return trip accompanied by eleven Ukrainianswho thanks to the Maydan association have managed to reunite with their relatives in Malaga.
The firefighters who have led this trip are surprised by the integrity of all, but especially that of the smallest, who in a two-day trip have not been heard to complain.
Now in Malaga, these refugees have arrived at their new home where Fortunately, their families will help them in this new beginning..
Source: Lasexta
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