San Diego Excessive College college students rally for flood victims at Metropolis Corridor

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Dozens of San Diego Excessive College college students rallied on Friday afternoon to help victims affected by the historic flood in January.

The scholars started their demonstration at SDHS and walked to Metropolis Corridor.

“We’ve been planning this for a couple of month and a half now,” SDHS Local weather Motion Membership Co-President Eva Amato stated.

At Metropolis Corridor, younger audio system took turns sharing their very own experiences on Jan. 22 and the overwhelming injury they and their friends have seen in southeastern neighborhoods.

“Individuals lose their total livelihoods and houses and the whole lot, so it’s heartbreaking. I imply, I’ve been holding again tears your entire time. It’s a horrible, horrible factor to see,” SDHS Local weather Motion Membership Vice President Sanjana Ganguly-Fitzgerald stated.

The scholars known as on the Metropolis to take motion and be accountable for essentially the most severely affected neighborhoods.

“It’s a good way to course of feelings. I wasn’t affected [by] the flooding, however listening to the firsthand accounts and simply horrific tales…I’m actually grateful that we might put this on right this moment and emphasize that this isn’t a pure catastrophe; it was a planning catastrophe,” Amato stated.

San Diego Unified College District advised 10News that the scholars who participated within the rally wouldn’t be penalized and that chaperones and police have been on web site to make sure everybody’s secure return to class.