4 Dec, 2024 @ 13:01
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Family of little boys who died in DANA floods launch GoFundMe to ‘fight for justice’

THE family of Izan, 5 and Ruben, 3, two boys who died in the DANA floods, have launched a crowdfund to ‘seek justice’ for their deaths. 

“We’re not going to let them get away with this tragedy,” the family’s statement reads. 

The fund has already raised almost €8,000 to bring the case before a court. 

Izan and Ruben were swept away when water flooded into their living room on October 29.

They were last seen at their Torrent home but their bodies were found in Catarroja over two weeks later on November 13.  

The fundraising efforts are led by family friend Angie Rueda and aim to raise money for lawyers and general help for the family. 

“They have nothing,” the boy’s uncle, Ivan Matias told 20minutos.

“Their father couldn’t do anything to save them, the water that came was utterly biblical.” 

The GoFundMe urges users to ‘mobilise any possible way of looking for and bringing those at fault to justice.’ 

It aims to raise at least €20,000 for the family. 

Izan and Ruben are two of seven children under ten who died during the flooding.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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