The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, sent a message to the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, on October 29 after 10:00 p.m., making himself available to collaborate. Mazón thanked him for the proposal and informed Sánchez that everything was under control, as elDiario.es has learned. This response contrasts with the subsequent action of the head of the Consell of accusing the Government, and also the Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, of having been slow to react.
Pedro Sánchez sent a text message to Mazón to ask about the situation when he was still on a state trip to India. Mazón immediately responded by reassuring the president of the situation, something that contrasts with the true circumstance that was being experienced in the affected regions. Part of this exchange of messages on WhatsApp has been reported by El Mundo
Mazón’s response also contrasted with the fact that almost two hours ago the Emergency Center had issued a massive alert to all mobile phones, an alert that arrived late for the majority of those affected.
Since the early morning hours of that day, DANA was creating serious problems. At night, with several regions flooded, the lack of control was absolute. However, Mazón, who arrived late on October 29 to the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi), also delayed responding to Minister Ribera’s calls late in the afternoon and answered the President of the Government hours Later, at night, everything was under control.
The President of the Government himself traveled personally to Valencia the next day, October 30, to follow the Cecopi meeting in person.
This Tuesday, the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez-Feijóo, has used his argument, closing ranks with Mazón and has insisted that the president of the Generalitat “is not part of the Cecopi”. However, the current autonomous law on Civil Protection and Emergency Management is crystal clear: the Consell is the “higher management and coordination body” of the response to emergencies.
The “sole command” corresponds to the Minister of Justice and Interior, Salomé Pradas. Although, as indicated in an article incorporated into the law in 2020, in a catastrophic situation, the president can assume the “sole command and direction of all emergency activities, placing the organizational structure of the territorial emergency plan under his direct control. emergency of the Valencian Community”. As confirmed on October 31 to elDiario.es by a senior official of the Consell, Mazón assumed command when the Cecopi was established.
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