The UME and the Ministry of Ecological Transition assign responsibility for the management of DANA to Mazón

The open war between central government and the Valencian due to the management of the DANA crisis, which has already caused more than 200 deaths, this weekend entered a new scene policy. Disagreements and reproaches, until now transmitted to journalists by unofficial sources, are now public and launched from press conferences or official declarations.

The latest political battle of “and you more” following the devastating floods took place this Monday Carlos MazonAt Unit Military Emergency (UME) already Confederation Hydrographic from Júcar (CHJ). All this following the interview with the president of the Generalitat Valenciana in Cope.

Mazón indicates that the CHJ, which depends on Ministry of Ecological Transitiondeactivated the flood risk alert three times last Tuesday (at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.) and declared that the alert message to the population was sent half an hour after this alert was sent to them. .

THE Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar came forward to deny Mazón through a statement. The public body underlines that “its skills do not include the issuance of public alerts in hydrological matters” due to the risks of flooding, but that these “correspond to the emergency services coordinated by the autonomous communities” .

“The hydrographic confederations have an automatic hydrological information network (SAIH) which allows permanent monitoring of flows so that emergency authorities can assess the specific impact on the territory and determine actions to prevent damage”, specifies the press release of the Ministry of Ecological Transition.