The Vox municipal group of Valencia City Hall, government partner of the PP, did not participate in either of the two face-to-face meetings of spokespersons convened by the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, to report on the measures adopted . after the DANA which devastated the municipalities surrounding the Poyo ravine, seriously affecting the neighborhoods of La Torre, Castellar-Oliveral and Forn d’Alcedo.
The severity of the impact in these areas of the municipality of València is such that at least thirteen people died in the neighborhoods of La Torre and Castellar, eight of whom were found in a garage.
Catalá reported this data last Thursday, October 31. Despite everything, neither the spokesperson and second deputy mayor of Vox, Juan Manuel Badenas, nor any of the three other councilors of the ultra party wanted to attend the meeting of spokespersons chaired by the mayor that day to report the situation and discuss. possible assistance measures for those affected. It is striking that, according to eyewitnesses, it was decided not to share photos of the meeting with the media.
This Monday, November 4, after the five minutes of silence for the victims of DANA which took place in the Town Hall Square of Valencia, convened by the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, another meeting of spokespersons took place chaired by Catalá so that none of the four representatives of Vox were present either.
Vox sources assured that they would participate “taking into account the circumstances with the greatest possible efficiency in all the meetings that exist to obviously respond and quickly resolve the issues concerning those affected by DANA, which is now the highest priority “. The Single Post-Emergency Office, whose constitution was approved this Monday at the Local Government Council, to coordinate the actions of municipal services necessary to restore activity in the neighborhoods affected by DANA, held its first meeting this Wednesday . Badenas and the rest of the Vox advisors with powers in this matter were present.
On Wednesday October 30, the day after the disaster, two informal meetings took place by videoconference between the four municipal spokespersons. One first thing in the morning and one in the afternoon. Badenas was also not online in the afternoon, according to sources consulted by this newspaper.
Two of the four Vox advisors, in particular Badenas and Cecilia Herrero, were denounced in court by the Valencia Public Prosecutor’s Office for alleged hate crimes.
