The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezleft the Ground Zero of Valencia affected by the ravages of DANA amid cries of “scoundrel!” “traitor!” And “corrupt!”. “Killer!” and “criminal!” » are the other insults that the socialist leader received, in addition to the multiple insults. The head of the Executive left the area by helicopter and after saying goodbye to the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazon.
Sánchez visited the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI)the place where rescue and search efforts for the missing are carried out in Torrent, Chiva and Paiporta, among others. Upon his arrival, he was also greeted by screams of all kinds. “Get out of Valencia!”, “Sánchez resigns!” And “Let Txapote vote for you!”these are the insults uttered against the President of the Government upon his arrival in Valencia, during his first visit after the devastation caused by DANA in the Valencian Community.
During an appearance before the media, Pedro Sánchez asked citizens of the provinces of Valencia and Castellón to stay at home to avoid the effects of the storm. “DANA continues, don’t go out“Take into account the calls from the emergency services and all their recommendations,” he said, while ensuring that his executive has mobilized “an enormous amount of resources and personnel”, without however specifying a financial amount.
The head of the Executive guaranteed his collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana “by land, sea and air” and for all the time “necessary” to deal with the devastation caused by DANA. More specifically, he clarified that there were more 1,100 EMU troops those who have moved, 1,800 national police officers750 civil guards, 200 soldiers or 335 vehicles, helicopters and planes. He also expressed his gratitude to all Member States of the European Union, who “have mobilized, offered resources and assistance to respond as effectively as possible to this tragedy.”
“We follow the protocols”
The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, defended himself against the controversy over the late sending of alarms to citizens affected by DANA in the territory. “We are not meteorologists. We follow the protocols», remarked the popular leader. Mazón spoke in these terms in statements to the media during his appearance at the Emergency Coordination Center (ECC)questioned by the controversy over the alarms and by the recent statement from the Ministry of the Interior in which it affirms that the alerts sent to citizens’ cell phones following the DANA storm were the “responsibility” of the Valencian government.
Mazón maintained that the main technical managers, the head of the Provincial Fire Council and the deputy director of 112 transmitted to the town halls the opinions, the forecasts, both the initial ones and the changing ones, “which were change in time and form and at any time”, by following the protocol and the information “as it reached them at any time and reacting to it proportionally”, he stressed.
The Valencian president indicated that they had all the “trust” of his government because they “have a habit of raising this issue”. “Today, alerts are also sent, in addition to a specific and complementary alarm, from a new specific and complementary system,” he added. “Today we are transferring the notices that arrive from Aemet, for example, to the northern area of Castellón, where yesterday we ended the day with a green light and now it seems that we are moving to an orange light and dealing with a red light. “, from what they told me, because the evolution of these phenomena has this problem,” he said.
Death toll could exceed 150
The Health Emergency Services of the Valencian Community expect the number of deaths due to DANA in Valencia to exceed 150.
In Valencia, 99 deaths have already been recorded, while in Cuenca, Albacete and Málaga, one death has been recorded in each province. In other words, this storm has already caused 102 deaths.
Data that could continue to increase throughout the weekend because many people are still missing. And the fact is that the cities of Chiva and Paiportatwo of the most affected by cold spells.
