They try to take two refugees as soon as they arrive by train to Valencia posing as the Red Cross


Two ukrainian refugees They denounced last night that a woman tried to take them as soon as they arrived in Valencia, posing as a Red Cross volunteer. This was communicated to the translator of the NGO after receiving the first welcome at the station. This fact was quickly brought to the attention of policewhich ensured that will monitor train arrivals from now on to prevent the proliferation of mafias.

the incident happened during the reception of 90 Ukrainians who arrived at the Joaquín Sorolla station in Valencia, on a train from Barcelona which in turn arrived from Paris. These trips are not chartered by any entity, but it is the Ukrainians themselves who decide to reach Spanish territory in this way, with the addition that Adif has made the tickets free for the displaced. This entity is also the one that informs the autonomies of the arrivals of Ukrainians so that they can prepare the reception.

Is aboutThe fifth train that arrives since Saturday, all with an average of between 60 and 90 people. Despite everything, the Red Cross assured that It is the first time something like this has happened in Valencia.. According to the refugees themselves, the alleged scammer intended to take them from the station in a vehicle, but seeing that she could not, she decided to leave.

It’s not the first time it’s happened to them. As reported, they already tried to take them once at the border, also posing as the Red Crossso in this second attempt they had more experience dealing with mafias and were able to get away quickly.

Oxygen for the mafias

The Councilor for Cooperation and Migration, Maite Ibáñez, who was present at the reception device to coordinate it, once again called on the citizens “calm down” and asked “to try to help those affected by this conflict through official channels” and do not go for people at the border at your own risk.

He denounced, as did the minister and vice president of the Generalitat Mónica Oltra, that the fact that so many people decide to go to the border with private vehicles can give rise to the proliferation of these mafias due to the lack of control that exists at the entrances and exits that escape the official channels.

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Despite this incident that ultimately came to nothing, the reception of the 90 people who arrived at the station was very fast and efficient. Approximately half had Valencian families and support networks waiting to welcome them into their homes and in two minutes they left the station.

The other half had no network. They were first given some food and water, registered and checked to determine their profile and the resource they needed. Then a translator provided them information about the faults and why they would hear little explosions in the form of a firecracker, and they were given a guide from the Ministry of Inclusion for Ukrainian people. In just under 45 minutes all this had been done and the refugees were on a bus on the way to a hotel where they have spent the night indoors and in a warm bed.


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