Earthquake in Venezuela: Venezuelan community in Río Cuarto asks for logistical help for donations
The Venezuelan community in Río Cuarto collects donations for Caracas and seeks freight trucks or trucks to transport them to Córdoba.
The community of Río Cuarto once again showed its solidarity spirit in the face of an international emergency. After the tragic earthquakes in Venezuela, the local organized resident community launched a donation collection campaign.
The accumulated cargo will first be moved to the city of Córdoba, then to Buenos Aires, and finally transported by air to Caracas to directly assist the disaster victims.
The help exceeded expectations and now logistics is needed
In an interview with Diario Puntal, one of the coordinators of the local collection center expressed the deep emotion of the community for the support received in the city:
"All of us Venezuelans here in Argentina, especially in Río Cuarto, I think our hearts are full. We were not wrong in choosing Argentina as our home. Solidarity should be Argentina's surname."
The response from the people of Río Cuarto exceeded the organizers' initial estimates. Initially, the group of volunteers planned to transport the collected supplies using private vehicles. However, the volume of donations increased massively, creating an unforeseen complication in transportation.
"Today what is needed is logistics," emphasized the coordinator. "We had a couple of boxes that we were going to take in cars, but thanks to the solidarity of all the people, the boxes were a bit bigger and we are worried about how to transport what we have from Río Cuarto to Córdoba." For this reason, they appealed to transporters, companies, or individuals with freight trucks or trucks who wish to collaborate on this leg of the journey.
Collection points enabled in Río Cuarto and the region
To continue centralizing the aid, nine collection centers were established, coordinated by relatives and participating businesses. Citizens interested in donating clothes, non-perishable food, or first aid items can go to the following addresses detailed in "0630 (1).mp4":
- In Banda Norte: Felipe Neri Guerra 50
- In Macrocentro and Centro: Roma 1021, Maipú 385, Santiago del Estero 1385, General Paz 390, Saint Remy 335
- In Barrio Alberdi: Vicente López y Planes 560
- In Las Higueras: Carlos Gardel 501, Local 2
- Neighboring towns: Alpa Corral, on Los Olivos street, at the bakery at the entrance of the town, under the reception of neighbor Soledad; and Río de los Sauces, at the intersection of Tucumán and Avenida San Martín
