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Secadero Floods Response.

Our team are on their way to the flooding area!

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Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 7, 2026 at 15:22

Today we have three vehicles once again going over to the Secadero.

They are delivering some PPE, overalls, gloves and more to help for the cleaning.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 7, 2026 at 15:52

They have first visited the association in Soto Grande to coordinate to work together tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 7, 2026 at 15:59

They arrived to a military control that were only allowing volunteers vehicles to cross to Secadero.

They are allowed to pass and met with our friends in Secadero.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 7, 2026 at 16:06

Our team attends the meeting with the authorities in the mayors offices and are briefed of what will be needed to be done.

After the meeting the team together with authority vehicles go to the location to start evacuating everyone at 16:30 hrs.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 7, 2026 at 16:38

Demis and Greg deliver diesel to the generation station to provide power supply to the town.

Permalink Reply by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 7, 2026 at 20:07

Thanks to the authorities for their support and hospitality towards our team today!

Permalink Reply by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 8, 2026 at 18:52

Third day at San Martin del Tesorillo;

Today our volunteers collected provisions donated at the Racket Centre in Soto Grande which they delivered to the Ayuntamiento of el Tesorillo as planned.

Permalink Reply by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 8, 2026 at 19:48

The volunteers meet up with our dear friend Paco and his girl friend and helped out in clearing the furniture from one of the houses that had had over one and a half meter of water inside.

Working shoulder with shoulder with Mr. Jesus Fernandez Rey, Mayor of San Martin del Tesorillo.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 9, 2026 at 8:31

It was a pleasure to meet a man so committed to his people.

Permalink Reply by Alfred Balban on February 10, 2026 at 1:08

Today we were called from the Ayuntamiento of Tesorrillo as the UME, (Unidad Military de Emergencies) where looking for us in town because once again they needed us to rescue their truck once again, but eventually they managed to get it out of the ditch.