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Carlos Eduardo Espina, a Uruguayan living in the United States, showed solidarity with the family of brothers Jeyler and Jimmy Rivera-Santos, the two Hondurans who lost their lives in an accident in Texas, USA, his goal was five thousand dollars, but he fetched more of 76 thousand.
Espina, 22, is a pro-migrant activist in Texas and also, a TikToker with over one million 200,000 followers, his love of helping has now brought joy and economic support to the Honduran family that lost two children and a cousin. is in serious condition due to the accident.
“It’s hard for me to believe we’ve raised so much in a short time, it’s something surprising to me, it’s a very good thing to know that people trust me to help others,” Espina told Diario La Prensa.
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Eduardo Espina thanks the 3,000 people who donated in gofundme and contacted the family of the deceased to start delivering the collected money.
“Part goes to the family who lost their two children, and another part to their cousin who is seriously ill in a Texas hospital as a result of the same accident,” he said.
Carlos to La Prensa.
Carlos indicated that the $ 76,000 will be divided into four parts for the father and mother of the deceased, for the cousin who is in the hospital, and for the father of the cousin.
For security reasons, the money will be distributed to the grieving family in the US and Honduras, and according to permissible shipping protocols, young Carlos assured.
La Prensa contacted Arlin Alberto Santos Murillo, a relative of the deceased, who stated that the young Uruguayan is already in touch with several family members to deliver the proceeds.
Carlos indicates that he also raised money for hurricanes Eta and Iota, where Honduras is united by football. “I play in a football team of pure catrachos,” said Carlos.
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