The Ministry of Ecological Transition (Miteco) and the State Meteorological Agency have come forward this Saturday with the serious accusations and lies made by the President of the Valencian Government, Carlos Mazón, during his appearance in the Corts this Friday in which the self-criticism and the assumption of responsibilities were null and void and in which he dedicated himself to offloading much of the blame for his disastrous management to other entities dependent on the Government such as Aemet itself or the Confederation. Júcar Hydrographic System (CHJ).
One of the most flagrant, according to Miteco, is the one referred to the moment of his trip to the Integrated Operational Coordination Center: “When I was warned that the situation at the Forata dam was getting worse, I went to the Emergency Coordination Center where Cecopi was established and working. Around 7:45 p.m., at Cecopi, the Confederation reported that the situation in Forata may worsen,” Mazón said this Friday.
However, Miteco sources have assured that at 5:26 p.m. the Cecopi is already talking about the critical situation of the Forata dam and they are beginning to consider taking action. At 5:36 p.m. there was already talk of the possible bursting of the reservoir, with Mazón untraceable and in the middle of lunch with a Valencian journalist at the Ventorro restaurant.
This information fits with the information advanced by this newspaper regarding the 62 emails that the CHJ sent to the Civil Protection of the Generalitat while Mazón was eating. Among them, there is one at 5:04 p.m. in which scenario 2 is declared, which implies the risk of breakage or very serious breakdown. Still at 5:23 p.m., at 5:54 p.m. and at 6:33 p.m. there are new warnings due to flow outflow.
As this editorial team already reported, after 6:00 p.m. the president of the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, Miguel Polo, already put on the table the possibility of sending “massive alerts to the entire population”, about two hours before 8:00 p.m. :12 hours when the Es-alert system was finally activated, sending the warning message to all mobile phones in the province of Valencia.
Chronology, according to Miteco and Aemet
5 to 6 p.m.: Nothing was decided at CECOPI, according to sources present at the meeting.
5:30 p.m.: Talk is beginning about the risk of the Forata dam breaking. Warnings for river overflow are also cited, these sources add.
6 to 7 p.m.: CECOPI was paralyzed. There were no interventions, say the sources consulted by elDiario.es.
7:12 p.m.: The Es-Alert system is beginning to be considered. There is debate about what to include in the content of the message, these same sources influence.
7:45 p.m.: Carlos Mazón arrives at the L’Eliana Emergency Coordination Center around that time.
8:11 p.m.: The Generalitat sends an SMS alert to residents so that they do not go out into the streets or move around the province.
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