The drama of the former San Lorenzo Omar Gallardo, after the storm: “I lost everything, my house is a swimming pool”

He Orange alert where the AMBA has been located since the beginning of the week, due to strong and constant storms, the main affected were some neighborhoods and municipalities in the Conurbano which suffered floods both on the streets and in homes. And the former footballer Omar Gallardo He is one of the many victims of the storm.

The player who left San Lorenzo in 1999, more than seven years after retiring, lives in the Diamante neighborhood, in the municipality of Lanús. The house where she lives with her four children has suffered extensive damage due to more than 100 millimeters of water falling in the last few hours.

“Everything I had got wet. The water was up to my knees. I lost the washing machine, the chair, the children’s mattresses and the wardrobes, which are made of wood and are now all inflated.“, Gallardo confessed sadly Clarion.

The drama began this Tuesday morning, around 9.30, when the first leaks were noticed in Omar’s house. “I am separated and my children live with me by their own choice. But Yesterday I had to take them to my grandmother given this situation because the water kept rising.“, says the Indiannickname received during his career as a footballer in which he played the role of central midfielder in several teams belonging to the promotion.

Suffering floods when incessant rains hit the city of Buenos Aires and the suburbs of Buenos Aires, unfortunately, is already a common occurrence for the inhabitants of the Diamante neighborhood. However, Omar confesses that that occasion was one of the worst the state of his house was in: “Before (the water) never went above calf height and now it reached above the knee“.

Despite the fact that 24 hours have passed since the start of the flood and “he has less water” in the house, still in every video that Gallardo records to demonstrate his situation You can hear the splash the soles of your shoes make when they hit the puddles that still exist in your house..

The arduous task of trying to save his belongings and dump as much water as possible, which he had to endure for an entire day, with the help of one of his children, was overwhelming for Omar. He had to spend the night alone, sleeping on his damp mattress, also supporting his neighbors who were in the same condition.

“Now I’m with the world drinking champion. There’s no other choice,” says Gallardo, trying to address the situation with humor through a recording in which he shows his completely flooded dining room. When he opens the frame, without losing his humor, he shows the thermos with the sticker Lionel Messi.

“To all those who said that water did not enter these areas, here we are. My house is a swimming pool”, criticizes El Indio, showing the state of his house. And he adds: “Water everywhere, with everything floating“. Parallel to his story, in the recording you will see some loot peeking at the many things left underwater.

Gallardo lives in the municipality of Lanús thanks to his work after football: since the pandemic drives an ambulance for the White Clinictraveling throughout Greater Buenos Aires, and also fulfills his role as a stretcher bearer.

Beyond having made his debut at San Lorenzo, and having had a career of close to twenty years, in stages Aldoses, Chacarita, Atlético Tucumán and retreat Hikers In 2017, at the age of 37, Gallardo was not “saved” financially after hanging up his boots. For this reason he had to look for another field to dedicate himself to in order to support his four children, aged between 12 and 23.

“Now I’m still at home removing the remaining water. But as soon as it rains a little, it starts to rise again. It’s hard because I’ve had a lot of leaks, my soul is broken. Furthermore, my situation is not good financially. I’ll see how I can move forward“, admits Omar, whose main goal is to find a way to rebuild his situation by taking care of his little ones.

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