The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, assured Sunday that the Government would not “deviate” from the response to the DANA crisis and described what happened during his visit with the kings to Paiporta as ” absolutely marginal acts.” Sánchez was evacuated from the area by his bodyguards after receiving a blow to the back, according to executive sources.
“We are not going to deviate, despite what may happen with certain absolutely marginal acts, all Valencian and Spanish citizens want to look forward, move forward in their lives with an example of solidarity and responsibility,” said the president. Sánchez reiterated that this is the main objective of the Government and that it will be carried out in collaboration with regional and local authorities in the regions affected by DANA.
“What the majority of the population wants is the solution, the commitments of the institutions, and what they do is reject and marginalize any type of violence that can be perpetrated, like what we have unfortunately seen today,” Sánchez said in a statement. brief intervention after the crisis committee meeting.
The president stressed that the message from the population is that sent by “tens of thousands of people who are mobilizing to try to respond to the numerous deficiencies as well as the needs and demands of the inhabitants of the affected areas”. And he added that the Executive will not abandon its task of responding to the unprecedented disaster which has already claimed at least 214 lives.
“I want to make it clear to all of Valencian society and to all of Spanish society that today Spain is not going to deviate from its main objective,” said the president. “The main objective is to save lives, recover the bodies of people who may have died due to this natural tragedy and rebuild the province of Valencia and all the regions of Spain that have been affected.”
