The Miguel Hernández University of Elche, through its Vice Rectorate for Internationalization and Cooperation, is firmly committed to supporting institutions, NGOs, and entities that jump into action following natural disasters.

Due to the torrential downpour that fell on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, which primarily affected areas within our autonomous community of Spain, the university wants to lend its support behind the entities that are acting in conjunction with governmental agencies and emergency services to provide shelter, food & water, medicine, and any other assistance required by the affected populations. To better enable the university and surrounding communities to lend their support, the Area of Development Cooperation and Volunteerism at the UMH has compiled information about various forms of how individuals can responsibly assist these agencies and thereby help the affected individuals.

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

CARITAS VALENCIA

Caritas Valencia is working alongside the Valencia City Hall to help people in L’Alqueria del Basket and the municipality of Petxina. It is also working to support parochial charities in the areas hit hardest as such parishes can directly help the affected population. Cáritas Albacete is present in Letur through its parochial team, providing immediate solutions to the people and families affected there, in conjunction with emergency services and the city hall. To help the efforts by Cáritas, a direct website (click the link) has been created to make donations to help the victims from the flash floods, and following that are bank account numbers for the very same purpose:

Graves inundaciones en España

These bank account IBAN routing numbers are for aiding flood victims:

• Santander Bank: ES4500491892642110553738
• Sabadell Bank: ES5400810216700002187226

Bizum: 00089

SPANISH RED CROSS

The Red Cross focuses its effects on the rescue and care for affected individuals, offering them safe shelter and covering their basic needs, as well as in the recovery of homes in affected areas. The following is a Red Cross website to make donations:

https://www2.cruzroja.es/-/ayuda-emergencia-dana-2024

You may also call the following number to inquire about making donations: 900 104 971. Call it for guidance on the donation process as well as for making a direct donation. There is also a method via Bizum, at 33512. An additional rapid and simple method is to send an SMS text message with the word AYUDA to numbers 28092 (donation of 1.20€), 38088 (donation of 3€), and 38092 (donation of 6€). This form of collaboration is accessible and enables making smaller donations.

The SPANISH FEDERATION OF FOOD BANKS (FESBAL), has activated its committee and emergency funds to send foodstuffs and basic products to the provinces affected by the flash flooding. This federation has also set up a website to collect donations as well as a specific bank account that will fully allocate 100% of any donations it receives to the purchase of foodstuffs and basic products for the population affected by the storms in Valencia, Albacete, Cuenca, Malaga, and Cadiz, primarily.

https://donaciones.fesbal.org/op-kilo/comite-de-emergencia-damnificados-por-la-dana

IBAN bank account number: ES34 2100 6106 8813 0126 8072

Bizum: 00090