Operators, the hotel sector, and associations expressed their support for the victims.
Spain.- On Tuesday, October 29, the Valencia community experienced the largest natural tragedy in its history, the passage of the DANA. DANA stands for Isolated Depression at High Levels, a meteorological phenomenon that occurs annually, but this time something went wrong: the population was never timely alerted. Thus, in the early hours of that day, it took the inhabitants of southern Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia by surprise, and there was no time to evacuate.
More than 200 dead, and the number is expected to rise, according to authorities, due to the floods and thousands of victims were the result of this fatal oversight.
In light of the situation, the entire country of Spain has mobilized to assist the victims, encourage volunteering, and collect donations from all corners of Europe to mitigate the impact of this tragedy. The gaming sector across the Iberian country joined forces to show their support for the tragedy.
The National Association of Gaming and Recreational Hall Entrepreneurs (ANESAR) was the first to express its solidarity with the victims and the affected communities.
ANESAR shows its support for the affected families and thanks the workers in its sector and the local companies that have also suffered the consequences of this tragic event. "Our thoughts are with them and with all those who work tirelessly to help in this difficult situation," the organization states in its message, where it also recognizes the effort of those who have collaborated to assist the affected communities.
The company Tecnausa issued a statement of solidarity and condolences.
The Grupo Tiki Taka, started a solidarity campaign in all its locations to receive donations for those affected by the DANA. In addition to this initiative, the group announced a donation to contribute to the relief efforts.
Meanwhile, Novomatic Spain also expressed its solidarity with the affected. The Valencia delegation is currently closed and asks customers to go to the central headquarters in Alcalá de Henares for any type of management.
The main headquarters of the Grupo Acrismatic located in Picanya, Valencia, also suffered the impact of the flood. Today it is in the process of restoring its services, thanks to its workers who are taking care of repairing and cleaning the establishment.
The company Sportium also brought a message of strength and solidarity to its employees, partners, and colleagues in the impacted areas.
The Federation of Environmental Companies of the Valencian Community (FEMARA) expressed in a statement its solidarity with the companies: "All of us who make up FEMARA, are deeply dismayed by the magnitude of the damage caused by the DANA that has so harshly struck numerous populations of the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia, and we want to express our most sincere condolences to the families of the deceased, hoping that the terrible figures being provided by the authorities do not continue to increase.
At the same time, we want to thank the enormous effort deployed by the state security forces, military, firefighters, civil protection, doctors, psychologists, etc., and, in short, to all those people who selflessly and solidarily are coming to support the countless victims left by this storm.
We hope that all those affected by this tremendous drama can recover a certain normality as soon as possible, as well as that this catastrophe serves, at least, to take measures that may try to prevent similar situations from being suffered in the future.»
For its part, the operator Emotiva announced a donation of €8,000 destined for the victims, which will be distributed as follows: €2,000 for those affected in the municipality of Letur, through Cáritas Albacete. And the balance will be channeled through the Red Cross to benefit the affected localities.
It also made available a truck for the transport of essential goods, contributing to the rapid and effective arrival of aid to the communities that need it most.
From the hotel sector, the Valencian hotel chain MYR Hotels, in collaboration with the local police and the authorities of Montserrat, municipality of Ribera Alta, managed a support system to provide water and food to the affected neighbors.
