2023-11-06 10:13:00
Little Matvii, 5 years old, died accidentally last Thursday in a playground in Ghent. Storm Ciaran was hitting our country that day and the child was fatally hit by a branch that fell from a tree due to strong gusts of wind.
“This drama should have been avoided”: anger and emotion following the death of Matvii, the little boy who died during the passage of storm Ciaran in Belgium
The little boy’s funeral should take place this Thursday, November 9, but the parents are refugees of Ukrainian origin who fled the war and do not have the means to pay for their son’s burial. Ivan Danchevsky, priest and representative of the Ukrainian community in Ghent, published on his Facebook page the announcement of the little boy’s funeral. “I ask for prayer support for the parents and I hope that your presence will be a sign of solidarity and closeness with the family”, we can read followed by the bank account number of Matvii’s father.
“They were able to escape the war with their families, and then their eldest son, the apple of their eye, died here because of a branch blown by the wind. The parents do not understand why children were left to play outside while a storm was affecting the country,” the priest mentions regarding the difficult life of the little boy’s parents.
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