During the day of this Friday, until four bodies from the affected areas by DANA in the province of Valencia. In this way they are already 223 dead There remains this catastrophe that many regret, including the head of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), Lieutenant General Javier Marcos.
Marcos appeared before the media after the meeting regarding the situation in Valencia. Beyond the technical issues, Marcos admitted that he “It hurts to hear certain statements”in the face of criticism and outrage over the delaybut also because of the reach of the armed forces.
In this sense, he explained that “of course” “we have not reached certain doors, because at the next door we know that there is a missing or deceased person”, he assured. With this in mind, he argued that you can’t “crazy”it is therefore necessary to “prioritize” actions. The lieutenant general recognized space for “always self-criticism”. “There is a process of identifying the lessons that will be learned and in this situation we are seeing that as well,” he noted.
However, he refused to enter into the political debate on the responsibility for temporary management and skills management. He argued that the valuation of political aspect of the storm It is not their responsibility, nor their “responsibility”. Of course, he highlighted the “solid” and good relations with the Valencian Government and regional institutions.
The Ministry of Defense avoids commenting on the controversy over the management of DANA. But sources from the ministry headed by Margarita Robles explain that they decided to move the location of the press conference after the crisis committee, from La Moncloa to the headquarters of this department, in an attempt to separate the head of the operation in Valencia from the decisions of the Executive.
Marcos also did not hesitate to repeat a “message of tranquility to all Valencians”. “We are not going to move from there. We are going to stay as long as necessary. Stay calm”said the head of the UME, addressing mainly all the victims who, after the storm, lost everything.
