The president of the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazón, has once again defended his management of the lethal DANA that has left more than 200 dead in the province of Valencia. He did so in a radio interview given this Monday on Cadena Cope with Carlos Herrera.
Mazón has insisted that his administration had “the information that AEMET gave us.” On Monday itself, as stated, Valencian councils took measures such as canceling classes. The same TuesdayHe insists, “the AEMET said that the rain was going to subside.”
Furthermore, he recalled that “the hydrological alerts are sent to us from the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, which depends on the Ministry of Teresa Ribera.” On Tuesday “it was deactivated by the confederation throughout the day: at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. It was at 7 p.m. when the hydrological forecast was 1,700 cubic meters and the forecast was the opposite and there were fears of the Forata dam breaking,” he recalled. “This alert is being used for the first time”the Valencian president has assured.
Furthermore, Mazón has regretted that “There was a meeting in which the Generalitat Valenciana was not invited”. According to his version, it was a meeting “in full red alert” in which the AEMET, the Government delegation and the EMU, among others, were present. Mazón believes that the roads should have been cut before the catastrophe.
Regarding the controversy over the request for help, the Valencian president has assured that, since the crisis broke out, “the greatest necessary deployment” was requested, although it was not done through the media and he questions whether each unit has to ask for permission. to send troops to help. “Can you imagine that the Cullera firefighters asked for permission?” has been asked. “There is no need for a political slogan to send the possible troops,” he stated.
Tension during the visit with the Kings and Sánchez
Regarding the tense moments experienced this Sunday in Paiporte, in the institutional visit that the president made together with the Kings and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, Mazón has shown prudence.
«“I didn’t see if the president of the Government was leaving.”he recalled, “I was next to the King, which is where I had to be.” Mazón recalled that he had been in the town days before managing the distribution of aid. «I didn’t move from there because I understood that it was my responsibility. We have to show our faces, there would be more to do,” he assured.
What is said is whether it was the right time to go to Paiporta and he has assured that It seems “reasonable” that the Royal House would like to go to be close to people.
“What we have to do is work,” he concluded.
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