A massive demonstration against DANA’s mismanagement fills the streets of Valencia and demands the resignation of Carlos Mazón, president of the Generalitat of Valencia.
Valencia takes to the streets with a massive demonstration demanding the resignation of Carlos Mazón, president of the Valencian Generalitat. Nearly 65 social, civil organizations and unions Leftists of the Valencian Community called show To protest the management of DANA and with the slogan “Resignation of Mazón”.
In the words of Anna Oliver, a spokeswoman for the organisers, before the march began: “They turned out to be incompetent. They don’t deserve to rule the lives of Valencians. They don’t know how to deal with a natural disaster, they don’t know how to warn us at the moment, they don’t know how to organize us through cleaning and gathering supplies, and of course they won’t. We are in a position to organize the restructuring that our Valencia Country needs. That’s why you need to go home now.”
“We want this anger to manifest on the streets today, but it is a silent anger. All the people who died due to the negligence of Mr. Mazón’s Government” they added.
Cleaning work begins with heavy machinery in Paiporta
Paiport It was one of the municipalities most affected by the flood caused by DANA’s passage on the Levantine coast last week. Our colleague Roberto Ferrer was in Paiporta this morning and had the opportunity to check out the current situation in the town.
The city council gave instructions restrictions on the movement of both vehicles and people So heavy machinery can start clearing vehicles and dirt from the streets.
Official victim update
And newly deceased He is in Albufera de Valencia, the last area affected by the floods caused by DANA, during the search for missing persons. The discovery was made using: drone technology According to sources from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) in Efe, by rescue teams.
The news was conveyed to the Minister of Defense. Margaret RoblesWhile visiting military units stationed at the Jaime I base in the Valencian town of Bétera.
The discovery represents progress in search missions currently being conducted in the area. 78 people are officially missing.
The government announced the official figures at 12:00 on Saturday, emphasizing that the death toll was 220 and adding that the number found in Albufera should also be added. A total of 221 official victims as a result of DANA.
figure The number of rescued people reached 36,72164 people were rescued in the last hours.
Emergency aid and compensation requests in numbers
A total of 12 post-emergency coordination offices have so far been established after DANA was activated by the Generalitat in the affected municipalities to inform victims. 10,057 requests for emergency aid collection.
According to the ‘Ministry’ of Justice and Internal Affairs, these direct grant aids are included in the Consell’s Decision No. 163/2024 of 4 November to alleviate the loss of property and essential belongings of natural persons and amount to the following amounts: 6,000 euros per affected household.
Effects of DANA have caused significant claims Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS). Registered in total 149,840 compensation claimsdistributed as follows:
- The majority correspond to vehicles with 89,694 requests
- Houses represent 48,003 cases
- Stores and warehouses total 8,785 applications
- The industrial sector made 2,658 requests
- Offices record 670 cases
- Construction works involve 30 claims
when it comes communication infrastructuresThe recovery has been significant:
- On landline phoneservice restored to 95% of users and 209,000 of 220,000 affected lines recovered
- mobile phone Shows a 94% recovery with 282,000 of the 300,000 rows initially affected restored
Inside working environmentThe effect is also reflected in the presentation 281 ERTE request due to force majeure of the affected companies.
ADVERT25,000 hectares of crops affected by DANA
Combined agricultural insurance company Agroseguro has updated its estimates for the damage caused by the storm. Affected area increased from 20,000 hectares to 25,000 hectaresFollowing a more detailed assessment that includes on-site inspections and processing of requests received. The most affected crops are dates, citrus fruits and vegetables.
The magnitude of the disaster is reflected in the figures: 10 thousand farmers were affectedDamage was distributed over 50,000 different locations. The impact on production is significant; 650 million kilos of crops were damaged. Although the insured capital in the affected areas amounts to 250 million, Agroseguro has not yet given an exact estimate of the total amount of compensation it will have to pay.
UME President “We will be here as long as it takes”
The UME president confirmed that they had been there from the beginning and would continue to support the affected areas “as long as it takes”.
3D map of 78 municipalities affected by DANA
The government has already started distribution. aid among 78 affected municipalities DANA and insurance companies handled more than half of the claims. Now the most difficult thing remains; to rebuild the affected areas and return to daily life.
ADVERTHow can you seek help and compensation if you are one of those affected?
In an interview on ‘RTVE’, Rubén Sánchez, FACUA, comments on the steps those affected must follow to receive assistance from the Government.
These aids As approved by the government, exempt from personal income tax Therefore, it will not affect taxpayers’ income declarations for the next campaign.
They call for the resignation of the president of Generalitat Mazón
Carlos Mazón, president of the Valencia Generalitat, was having dinner with Maribel Vilaplana, journalist and spokesperson of the Levante UD Board of Directors. The day DANA began to perish According to the newspaper ‘El Español’, force is being applied to the province of Valencia.
The president of Valencia faced a barrage of criticism for his failure to order the autonomous administration of DANA, in particular, to inform the people of Valencia about the danger of the situation through the ES-Alert system. until 20:00Many citizens were trapped in their vehicles due to the flood.
ADVERTThe Generalitat assures that Mazón was informed about the development of DANA by the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs, Salomé Pradas. I didn’t even know about the ES-Alert systemIt was launched in Spain in February 2023 until a technician notified him of its presence on the day of the disaster.
The King will return to Valencia on Tuesday
Next Tuesday, King Felipe VI will return to Valencia last week’s chaotic visitThe incident ended with the screams of the ‘murderers’, mud slinging and Queen Letizia’s tears. The President of Spain will visit military units deployed on the occasion of DANA.
The Kings traveled to Paiporta with Mazón and the head of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez. Rain of criticism against the state administration from floods. From the beginning, Sánchez refused to declare a national emergency; this would mean taking the reins from Mazón (PP), and he argued that “to replace the Generalitat would be to reduce the effectiveness of the action and the response of the public forces.”
At least 223 people died Spain’s worst natural disaster in years has left 78 missing and 48 unidentified deaths. Meteorologists say a year’s worth of rainfall fell in the Valencia region in just eight hours and Emergency Services rescued more than 36,000 people. More than 17,000 military and police personnel were mobilized for the emergency operation.
ADVERTFlooding continues in Catalonia
Flood spreads across Spain’s coastal city cadaquésGirona with some on Friday 100 liters of rain per square meterAccording to local media. In the morning, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) had activated the orange alert for rain in Catalonia; This alert is currently disabled.
Emergency Services started receiving calls around 03:45. Reportedly 32 vehicles were dragged It accumulates on the banks of the stream, in front of a bridge in the center.
Meanwhile they continued in Valencia cleaning job this friday, More than a week after catastrophic floods They will devastate many parts of Spain. Workers were also repairing railway lines as floods caused vehicles and debris to accumulate on the network. Rail operator Renfe did not say when the line would be ready.
