No 736
Monday 8th - Sunday 14th October, 2018
Tel: 637 227 385
“One step at a time.” don’t think I have ever come across a more pragmatic pair than Graham and Carol, one of the couples who lost their home, and all of their possessions, in the devastating house collapse ten days ago on the Orihuela Costa.
I
Sitting and chatting with them
in a Torrevieja hotel on Thursday evening, I was absolutely amazed that, after everything they have gone through, they could still be so optimistic, as they looked ahead to the future and to the rest of their lives in Spain.
what have we not got to feel thankful for. We have our health and the promise of a new home, albeit some way down the line, and although the next few months might take us along a bumpy road, at least it is leading somewhere.”
“We were extremely fortunate to get out of our apartment unscathed”, said Graham, “so
The couple were particularly complimentary about the Emergency Services and the
Orihuela Councillor for Foreign Residents, Sofia Alvarez, who they both described as ‘amazing.’ “The Police, Bomberas, Ambulance and Civil Protection, were all on the scene very quickly and Sofia couldn’t do enough for us from the moment she arrived.” Continued on Page 2