This is a very hard post to write, and for days I debated on whether I should even post it or not. But I feel as though this matter is something everyone should be aware of, so that things happening in this beautiful country of mine don’t get covered by politicians trying to rewrite events in the future with elections coming.
There is a big city in Buenos Aires that is currently under water. The number of dead people found keeps increasing. There are children that have been swallowed by the strong currents and their parents are desperately trying to find them, not losing hope in a truly hopeless situation.
Bahía Blanca is under water. People are losing their homes, their businesses, their livelihoods. People are losing everything, including their lives.
It is not the first time this city is affected by weather phenomena and by the sea growing out of control. This is a tragedy that could’ve, SHOULD’VE, been prevented, but no politician is ever interested in doing anything. Even now a big part of relief efforts comes from the public, from civilians donating food, clothes, mattresses, money—and it’s still not enough. Police and army forces are rescuing civilians just as civilians are rescuing themselves and their pets.
There are many wrong things happening in this beautiful country. In Argentina. There are many truly wrong heinous things happening, and sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy because what’s happening here seems to be of little importance to the rest of the world.
Maybe that’s why I’m writing this, why I’m posting this. I want people to know what’s going on, so it doesn’t feel like the world doesn’t care.
Articles in english:
Torrential rain has forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes.
Eight hours of rainfall hit Bahía Blanca, killing at least 13 people and leaving many areas under water.
"We have to rebuild a city," a top official of Buenos Aires province said Saturday, after torrential rains and flooding claimed at least 13
An entire hospital wing dedicated to the care of preterm babies was flooded and the doctors and nurses had to take the babies out while hauling the medical devices keeping the babies alive. Just to give you all an idea of how catastrophic this can be, any drastic change in temperature can cause extreme pulmonary distress situations on the babies. This can be lethal, but there was no other choice otherwise they would have all drowned.
There were warnings. They all knew changes were needed. Politicians looked the other way and now they're all scrambling to use this situation in their favor, thinking of the next elections. They're using this situation as their political platform while people are losing everything.
If anyone wants to help, you can do so by sharing this or, if you're able, by donating. Here's the only way for people from other countries to do so:
( link to ig post )
Alias for donating money from different countries:
BAHIAXBAHIA.USD
CBU 0140305104622951668702
Account details CA U$D 6229-516687/0
Every donation will be used to assist the families affected by the flood.
Passerbyes, followers, moots, friends. Some of you know, some of you don't, that I live in Argentina. As OP shares, last week there was a devastating storm&flood event in Bahía Blanca, one of the cities of the province of Buenos Aires.
It was a catastrophic event, water got everywhere, people lost everything they had. There were many deaths and there are still countless people missing. This was a climatic event, that was completely worsened by the governement's poor management of resources, of weather alerts, and overall decision to make more money for themselves at the expense of the population's welfare. All the help people are getting is coming fundamentally by other people, like you and I.
I come to you asking for a personal favour. OP shares details to make donations from other countries to the citizens of Bahía Blanca. This is a verified and safe account. Argentina's economy is devastated now, so any help will mean the world to the people who were left with nothing but the clothes on their back.
If it's not within your possibility to donate, I humbly ask you to boost. I know we all come here to have a nice chill time sharing our interests and fandoms, but let me take just a couple of minutes of your time to share this with you.
Hey! Me again.
Thanks @wajjs for making an excellent point of mentioning the possibility of making international donations for the rescue of animals who suffered the floods.
The flood levels were high (3 m ~ 9ft in some places), so lots of people had to wait out the storm on the rooftops of their houses or they'd be taken by the currents. People waited out the storm WITH their pets there, but unfortunately, many evacuation spots DO NOT accept animals. Therefore, many families had to evacuate their homes and leave their pets on the rooftops, and come and check on them as frequently as they could til they could return safely. Some animal rescue foundations are working to help keep those animals fed, take them to evacuation spots specifically built for them, having them checked by volunteer vets, and contacting lost animals (panicked animals who fled, animals taken by the current, etc) with their families. They're also helping stray animals who are injured, scared, and starving,
There's a specific foundation I follow called "Fundación Planeta Vivo" that is working tirelessly for this endeavour. You can check their activity in this specific crisis, and all others they assisted in, on their IG page
"Fundación Planeta Vivo" is currently accepting USD donations from foreign countries at PayPal through this link
IN SUMMARY:
Alias for donating money (in USD) from different countries to assist the families affected by the flood:
BAHIAXBAHIA.USD -> Bank ID to which you can make a direct transfer
CBU 0140305104622951668702
Account details CA U$D 6229-516687/0
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PayPal to contribute to "Fundación Planeta Vivo" for the rescue and care of animals affected by the floods:
Go to paypal.me/fundacionplanetavivo and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worrie
Thanks again for boosting and donating.
UPDATED POST!
Thank you everyone so far for helping by sharing what's happening here, and thank you @nube55 for sharing other ways of donating for people from other countries.
Hi, everyone.
As some of you may know, I am Argentinian and it pains me to see how this town is suffering and the whole country (because even if the event itself was on Bahía Blanca, we as a country hurt for them and the pain that they're going through) is doing the best it can to help.
If you needed confirmation, yes, donations are still needed. And yes, it's all the citizens who are doing the heavy lifting, sending everything they can to this town that is going through such a terrible tragedy. Sure, it's true that the government sent some money, but that money will be used for immediate emergencies and will soon run out. The people right now need food, water, medicine, clothes. One of the things they need the most right now are also food for the pets!
If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated 💜
