The Piragüists of Navarra who came out with their kayak to act as firefighters in the riad of the century

Aitor González, neighbor of Zizur, has heard this morning that he was producing "the riage of the century" and has not thought about it twice, he has come out

The Piragüists of Navarra who came out with their kayak to act as firefighters in the riad of the century

Aitor González, neighbor of Zizur, has heard this morning that he was producing "the riage of the century" and has not thought about it twice, he has come out with his yellow kayak from home with the initial intention of "being able to save some animal From the Aranzadi area, "although it has ended" an more fireman ". After asking for permission in Helphone, the company in which he works, he has climbed kayak because he knew that "there could be animals where the orchards."

"I have seen chickens that could no longer be saved but I have managed to rescue a cat and a chicken," he explains in statements to EFE. The animals have left them in the area of Corralillos, in La Rochapea. "The cat has jumped without me to give me time to leave it and the hen I have left it in the corrals," he adds.

It would be 10:30 am in the morning when González has come to the adventure: "I imagine it will cost to see a flood like this, impress to see your city like that." After leaving the animals, he has followed his way through the neighborhood of La Rochapea, where he assures that "the streets were rivers."

Once there, you have encountered firefighters: "They have explained to me that in these cases the sewers jump and it is dangerous to go on foot because you can put your foot in a hole. That's why, it was good for them to walk with the kayak", bill.

As explained, there were very dangerous areas due to the force with which the water circulated. González is part of the Leuña Kayak club and therefore, is handled with this boat. "We have made a call but in the end we have appeared a partner and I," he says.

For two and a half hours he has dedicated himself to reaching neighbors who could not leave their homes, to move what firefighters will need as oxygen cylinders and attend requests from the neighbors themselves: "One told me to look if below the Water was his car, "he says.

González explains that the important thing about his experience has been "talking to people". "Many had run out of early morning and did not know more than what they saw through the window, window dialogues were created very curious," he says.

"There was a house that were in works and people have begun to appear on the portal saying that the house was going to fall and have taken them between a partner and I, but they went with the water to the chest," Narra González.

Another possibilities offered to have a canoeing was to be able to transfer medications to the neighbors who requested it although finally it has not been necessary as González says. "There are times when firefighters call us so that we take a hand with something with the kayak, I knew what it was."

González says he has been rewarding: "I'll cost me to see me in another way." At 1:00 p.m. he has decided to stop when he has noticed that "the water level went down, that in the boat shows fast" and at the same time "I saw the firefighters could already access all the sites, so I did not paint Nothing there. "

Date Of Update: 10 December 2021, 14:10