The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazónappeared this Saturday afternoon in Valencia to give the latest news on the effects of the DANA in the community, and there he has called on the central government to lend your help in the disaster.
Mazón has admitted that “we are going through in our land the worst moment in our history. A moment of a magnitude that no one could imagine” and although he has acknowledged that he may have made “mistakes”, he has hoped that the Government “will live up to the level it has been until now.”
“We are facing the challenge of our lives and together we are going to solve it. I know that there are people who may have felt alone or unprotected and I understand it. I share that pain. To all those people I want to send a clear message: we are going to reach all homes no matter what“Mazón said.
“Immediate” response groups
In an intervention without questions, Mazón has announced the creation of five groups of “immediate response” to the DANA crisis, and demanded this Saturday from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the incorporation of seven ministers to these groups.
Mazón requested the involvement of the second vice president of the Government, Yolanda Dayz, and the Ministers of Economy, Carlos Body; Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente; of Health, Monica Garcia; of Housing, Isabel Rodriguezand Social Rights, Pablo Bustinduy; In addition to the head of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaskawho is already involved in the coordination.
The five crisis response groups cover the areas of health, infrastructure, social services and housing, employment and business and interior, and their objective is to carry out recovery plans to help all affected people and recover all damages caused due to the floods, which have caused more than 200 fatalities.
Likewise, Mazón demanded that Sánchez accelerate “to the maximum” the activation of the European solidarity fund and the incorporation into the operation of the Chief of Defense Staff for the coordination of the Army.
Notice to the Army
Furthermore, Mazón has assured that he asked the Government for the Army to intervene “the same Tuesday at 3 p.m. and, after successive and daily requests once a large part of the accesses have been guaranteed and opened, there are more than 7,000 soldiers in action,” he noted.
Mazón added that every request he has made has been “supported and informed” by the operational command of the emergency.
“Every time there are new needs I will continue to demand them and I hope that the Government of Spain is up to the task, as it has been until now,” he added.
Protocol Review
On the other hand, Mazón has formally asked the Government this Saturday for “review and update” of the protocol of the General Directorate of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior to notify and communicate meteorological and emergency alerts throughout Spain.
The Government confirms that it joins the groups
The Government will be in the five immediate response groups to the DANA crisis announced this Saturday by Carlos Mazón, as he had requested.
Sources from Moncloa have indicated that the Government has transferred and will continue to transfer to the Valencian Community “all” the human, logistical and economic resources it requires and have confirmed that the ministries requested by Mazón will participate in the Generalitat’s working groups with ministers, secretaries of state or other technicians, depending on the needs.
The same sources have recalled that, regarding the coordination of the Armed Forces deployed in the area, The maximum person in charge is the General Chief of the Military Emergency UnitLieutenant General Francisco Javier Marcos.
The Government has also stressed that in any case the first priority continues to be saving lives, recover the bodies of the deceased and restore basic services, as explained this morning by the President of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez.
In a media appearance, Mazón announced the creation of five crisis response teams that will be headed by different counselors and for whom he has requested the immediate incorporation of seven ministers of the Government of Spain and the chief of the Defense Staff. EFE
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