Carlos Mazón decided to delete the SMS that Teresa Ribera sent him on the day of DANA, after the Minister of Ecological Transition said that it took her “up to four calls” to locate the president of the Valencian Community , Tuesday October 29. when Valencia suffered the scourge of the worst cold spell of the century.
“Enough manipulations,” reproached Mazón in a message on the social network. The message, according to the Valencian president, was transmitted to CECOPI where there was no coverage.
In the details of the SMS, the vice-president indicated that she was on hold and concerned about the situation in Valencia. “The president of the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar is agitated but he drives with the greatest caution,” he writes. Ribera also mentions Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Civil Protection and Aemet, which is “continuous evolution”. “Tell me anything I can do to help,” the message ends.
In an interview on Cadena Ser, the minister assured that she had managed to speak with the president of the Generalitat after calling him four times and once after having perceived the “concern” of CECOPI regarding the “difficulty” in the decision-making and the “seriousness” of the situation.
Ribera defended himself against the PP’s reproaches regarding his management of DANA and reported having received a call from the Secretary of State warning him that the situation was critical in Valencia “and that they were not making the right decisions.” After calling him four times between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., according to his version, he contacted Mazón, who assured him “that everything was fine but that this afternoon everything was rushed.” Since then, neither the minister nor the Valencian president have spoken to each other to this day.
Enough manipulation.
This SMS, at 8:20 p.m. after sending the alert and without coverage to CECOPI.
This is what happened. pic.twitter.com/VtX36bENTU– Carlos Mazón (@carlos_mazon_) November 8, 2024
