The absence of Pedro Sánchez at the control session held this Wednesday did not prevent it from being full of tensions, mainly between the PP and the Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, due to the effects of DANA and prevention work. which were not executed in the Poyo ravine, whose overflow into the town of Chiva He was one of the main perpetrators of the tragedy.
Miguel Tellado accused Ribera of being a “minister on the run” for having been absent, according to him, since last April and he displeased her that in the 21 days that have passed since the Valencia floods, she has not put my feet on the ground again. Furthermore, he held him directly responsible for not having carried out the improvement works in recent years in the Poyo ravine.
The minister avoided any responsibility and directly pointed the finger at Mazón: “We must ask everyone for explanations of their responsibility”he pointed out. He also said that he had been working from his office since the first day of the floods: “I’m not going to take photos, I’m going to work.”
Regarding the Poyo ravine, he reminded the opposition party that an action guide was signed in 2011, which expired in 2017, under the government of Mariano Rajoy, due to his inactivity, and which was resumed in 2018.
Reprimanded by the PP bench
The minister’s intervention was interrupted by the cries of the people, who continued to reprimand her. “We, the Valencians, are not going to forgive him”said PP deputy César Sánchez, who reiterated the accusations of his colleague and added the lack of warnings to the population “in the most critical hours of the Valencian people”.
Precisely, the notices served Ribera to harshly attack the most popular, alleging that “even in Japan we know what a red notice from Aemet means, but the head of Civil Protection of the Generaliltat Valenciana has difficulty in react”.
He settled the matter by disgracing the PP for not taking the agency’s warnings seriously to avoid further misfortunes. “If they don’t care about Aemet’s red notices, it’s hard to draw conclusions that prepare us to respond well to the next calamity.”
