He King Felipe VI underlined this Sunday afternoon in Valencia that we must understand “anger and frustration” expressed by many people during his visit, accompanied by the President of the Government and the President of the Generalitat, to the zero point of the DANA, to “how bad they had it” and because of the difficulty in understanding how the mechanisms for dealing with emergencies work. “We need to give hope to these people (those affected), attend the emergency, but also guarantee them that the State in all its fullness is present”emphasized King Felipe VI after the residents of Paiporta, ground zero of the DANA, booed Sánchez and threw stones and mudballs at him. The king’s message to Sánchez was clear: “We must guarantee that the State in all its fullness will be present”.
Felipe spoke at the Emergency Center of the Generalitat Valenciana, in La Eliana (Valencia), where he said a few words of gratitude to his workers after being transferred to President of the Government Pedro Sánchez And President of the Generalitat Carlos Mazón to its facilities after the incidents.
Accompanied by Queen Letizia, The King addressed members of the emergency centerthe nerve center where all the institutions, organizations and forces are present – he said – which intervene in this “monumental disaster which has affected so many lives and so many ways of life”.
Intervention of the King at the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI) of the Valencian Community.
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Felipe highlighted the importance of what these troops are doing “every hour, every minute since the emergency occurred”, and also how important it is – he stressed – “that people perceive that the State mechanisms at different levels ” functioning.” He also thanked “the enormous contribution of people of all kinds”, while recognizing that “organizing it, managing it is not easy.” “Thank you for the effort. I know that these are exhausting days, that there are no hours, that there are no minutes and that there are many things to do. “Courage, come on. -y,” he concluded.
