Ukrainians fleeing war in Spanish taxis
STORY: The taxi convoy, with two drivers in each vehicle, had left the Spanish capital Madrid on Friday.
Their 40-hour round trip of more than 2,050 miles was organized in less than a week by the drivers themselves.
They estimated the cost at $55,000, which they said was funded by themselves and additional donations.
“I made the decision to do this after watching footage of what the children and women were going through in the war,” said driver Javier Hernandez.
Citizens from across Western Europe have made their way by car or minivan to Ukraine's European borders to help refugees find new homes.
“We will take them to our city, Madrid,” said Jose Miguel Funez, spokesperson for the Madrid Professional Taxi Federation.
“Many of us are thinking of coming back - once we’re in Madrid, we’ll hit the road again and do it all again.”
Some 2.95 million Ukrainians have fled their homeland since the conflict began, including 1.8 million in Poland, the U.N. refugee agency said. Some 300,000 have gone on to Western Europe.
