This has just been announced by Tim Cook himself, CEO of the company: Apple to donate to USA to help flood relief efforts. Although the outcome of this DANA is still unknown, on October 31, 2024, access to some areas blocked and flooded by mud and disaster caused by the demolition of bridges and containment zones will begin. On the coast of Cádiz, the orange alert is in force while several areas of the Valencian Community remain on red alert.
Apple commits to helping Valencia and the rest of the territories affected by DANA
The recent DANA (Isolated High Level Depression) that affects different regions of USA affects territories such as the Valencian Community, Catalonia, Castile-La Mancha and the extreme south of Andalusia. At that moment they were counted at least 156 people diedin addition to the many missing and incommunicado, due to supply cuts (electricity, water and even telephone networks).
It is already considered one of the worst natural disasters in the history of our country. Currently, the authorities continue with rescue and clean-up operations in affected areas such as Paiporta, where the flooding was particularly intense. Thus, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this Thursday that the company would make a donation to contribute to relief efforts following this disaster.
Remember, if you are in a life-threatening emergency, you can call 112. In Valencia, a helpline has also been set up for relatives of missing people, this is the 900 365 112. Let’s also not forget that Apple offers other types of crisis supportsuch as accident detection and the alert system called “SOS Calls” that you can activate with just one button. These functions are active since the iPhone 14 model. In addition, you can also make emergency calls via satellite, and emergency services in your area will receive the notification.
In addition, the Valencian Apple Stores they remain closed —until Saturday at 10:00 a.m.—. It is worth remembering that in the Valencia store they committed a theft using the moon landing technique: they crashed a high-end car against the window and stole almost a hundred cell phones in just 5 minutes. The incident is currently under investigation, since the police lost the thieves, who fled at full speed on the CV-35 highway.
In recent years, Apple has made donations and various financial contributions to help and partially alleviate the costs related to reconstruction after disasters such as the wildfires in California last summer or the various earthquakes that struck China and Japan. At Applesfera we appreciate this movement, because any help is minimal in such a desperate situation.
If you also want and can participate, the Red Cross has set up an emergency page. In addition, several municipalities in Hort, such as Benetússer, Paterna, Sedaví, Algemesí, Guadassuar, Albal and Torrent, offer citizen collaboration services. You can also collaborate from platforms like Mutu-Dana.
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