This Thursday Ana Rosa Quintana decided to go to the epicenter of the tragedy after the devastating disaster experienced by the Valencian Community due to the floods caused by DANA. The presenter of AfternoonAR He visited families affected by the floods and showed the disaster in the streets. Joined by a special Telecinco format team which went to the site, the communicator was able to feel up close the pain of many victims. Due to connection problems, Quintana, after her report aired, called her program by telephone to recount, devastated, what she had seen all day: “It’s chaos. People here are desperate. You can’t imagine what we see. It’s absolutely apocalyptic“. Ana Rosa also highlighted the lack of troops to help the population and was very indignant when she saw the terrible situation that the neighbors were experiencing: “I miss more people. People are complaining so that we can send them shovels, pipes to remove the water…
The tragic consequences of the passage of DANA (low-pressure system or depression in the upper layers of the atmosphere) last Tuesday, October 29 have caused, for the moment, at least 160 deaths, according to the UN Integrated Operational Coordination Center. Ministry of the Interior. The Valencian Community was the region most affected by the devastating consequences of a storm that flooded several municipalities.
Ana Rosa Quintana goes to the epicenter of the tragedy
On Thursday October 31, Ana Rosa Quintana joined the large program team deployed in the different sites of Valencia. At eight in the morning he left Madrid and encountered all kinds of problems accessing the Utiel and Paiporta area.
After broadcasting a report in which we saw the terrible testimonies of many victims, Ana Rosa called by telephone (there was no connection for a video call) to AfternoonAR to tell Beatriz Archidona, her replacement that day on the set, what she experienced: “There is no cover, I’m sorry, but you can’t imagine what we’re seeing here. ANDIt’s apocalyptic, I’m scandalized! I see hundreds of young people, people who come from surrounding towns, who walk for miles, with shopping carts, bags, water. There is nothing here. There is no water, there is no food. There is only mud and death”.
Quintana mainly complained about the lack of sufficient help from the authorities. “I can’t believe two days have passed and this is still happening. It’s chaos. I miss more people. People are complaining so that we can send them shovels, pipes to remove the water… More professionals are neededmore people have prepared for areas as affected as this because there is a lot of work to be done. Those who are here right now are giving their lives and we must be grateful to them, but this cannot be allowed. The communicator referred to an EMU member who hasn’t slept in 51 hours, “going out of his way to help those who need it so much.”
Lack of help
The same afternoon, Ángel Víctor Torres, Minister of Territorial Policy, announced the reinforcement that would be implemented for cleaning and rescue works in the affected areas. The minister explained that currently 1,800 national police officers, 750 civil guards and 1,200 members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) are deployed, and announced that 500 soldiers would be incorporated. no more from the next day. A very low number which outraged, on the TardeAR set, Beatriz Archidona, who declared: “But what are 500 soldiers? Seriously, this already upsets me and I’m sorry, sorry, but this already seems like cheating to me. The Army is not just here to go out alone on October 12th. “With 500 soldiers, they do absolutely nothing.”
