From a logistical hub set up at the Levante Almeriense Firefighters' Park in Turre, World Central Kitchen (WCK) prepares and distributes hundreds of meals daily. These rations are for the emergency teams battling the blaze as well as for residents forced to leave their homes in various municipalities across the area.
The organization began its operations on Friday afternoon, serving nearly 500 meals that night alone. On Saturday, the total reached around 1,000 rations, including sandwiches, breakfasts, and fruit, with similar volumes expected for Sunday, having already distributed over 200 hamburgers and a hundred sandwiches by midday.
WCK's efforts extend beyond the fire station. Their teams have traveled to locations housing evacuees in towns such as Mojácar, Garrucha, and Lubrín, and have provided food to the hundreds of professionals involved in the firefighting and coordination efforts.
World Central Kitchen emphasizes that each meal is designed for optimal nutritional balance, with menus created following specific criteria for protein and other nutrients. Due to high temperatures, fresh vegetables could not be included on this occasion to ensure proper preservation, though they are part of menus in other situations when circumstances allow.
The response in Levante Almeriense was made possible through collaboration with local establishments, such as the restaurant La Matta in Mojácar, which participates daily in meal preparation.
This is not the NGO's first intervention in emergencies in Spain. They were present during forest fires in Ávila in 2025, and after the devastating floods in Valencia in 2024, they served over six million meals.
