The testimonies of residents affected by the DANA which shook many towns in Valencia (without forgetting those who also suffered it in the towns of Albacete, Cuenca and Málaga) continue to leave journalists and television presenters speechless. One of the hardest is that of Toñi, a neighbor of the town of Benetússer, one of the most affected by the overflow of the Rambla del Poyo (also called Rambla de Chiva), who told various media about the loss of her daughter and her husband. They both drowned in the garage of their home while trying to save their car, which cost them their lives and which could have been avoided if they had been warned earlier of the danger. Sonsoles Ónega listened to his story and could not contain himself in the face of what he heard about the indignation and helplessness in the face of this tragedy..
The woman explained that she was a civil servant of the Valencian Community and therefore made it clear that she was ready to fight to make her superiors pay for not having taken the appropriate measures on time, which would have saved lives. hundreds of lives. “I want to create a platform for justice to be done. “It’s not a question of political colors, it’s a question of humanity,” he explained, specifying that his only motivation in life at the moment is to make the guilty pay. and go to the end. His story goes further as he states that they were abandoned: “They arrived late. It is the fury of the people, we are not a violent people. But it’s the feeling of abandonment and inadequacy. They have proven themselves to be politicians who are not up to the task. If they are worthy, they should resign. They did poorly, so they should leave and take over.“.
“I’m going to give everything because I’ve already lost everything. There must be justice and anyone who has done wrong must leave it. We, the Valencians, no longer believe in leaders with the ineptitude they have shown” said Toñi in a broken but completely serene voice.
Sonsoles Ónega, who for years has been one of the faces of Telecinco political information, wanted to give his opinion on this issue. “Toñi, I’ll tell you one thing, don’t believe them if you don’t want to, you have every right, but I always want to believe in what we have and that there can be other political leaders with better management”, this is how he began to defend the state system that we have in Spain.
“I’m with you, they did it wrong. But I must tell you from here that we believe in state structures and that unnecessary people in certain positions should leave.», This is how the presenter ended her argument. Finally, and now the protagonist in front of the cameras, wanted to clarify that even of the program, they alerted viewers well before the alerts reached their cell phones.
Roberto Brasero, weather news presenter on Antena 3, was alerted on the fateful afternoon of October 29 that DANA was very serious and that people should not take to the streets. Ónega asked his team to send the footage from that day’s program to Toñi so he could use it as evidence in the future if he maintains his demands.
