Javea Grapevine 188 2016 Seven | Page 4

Dear Friends We leave behind us an autumn that was disfigured by the fires that ravaged the Granadella area and the houses and plots of many of our citizens. In 48 terrible hours we lost one of our most valuable natural zones and put at risk the lives and property of hundreds of Xàbia’s residents. The wound that was opened in all of us on September 4th will take time to heal. Foreword from the Mayor of Jávea, José Chulvi Yet at the same time, in the midst of disaster, something happened that we will never forget. I was personally in the Advanced Command Post of the Firefighters throughout the duration of the crisis and I witnessed the wonderful demonstration of effort, unity and solidarity that our people deployed.