The investigating judge in the 2024 DANA case criticized in a Monday ruling the lack of coordination by Carlos Mazón's Consell during the October 29 emergency, which killed 230 people. She describes the Es-Alert as very late and erroneous, sent after many deaths. She highlights the failure to deploy resources like environmental agents.
The magistrate stated in her ruling that there was "no coordination whatsoever" during the management of the October 29, 2024 emergency. She emphasizes that the danger focused on the overflow of ravines and rivers, requiring specific control and coordination among various departments, including Emergencies—then led by Salomé Pradas, under investigation—, Social Services, Agriculture, Environment, and Education.
The Es-Alert, sent at 20:11, is deemed "very late" and "erroneous in its text," issued when "there was already a large number of fatalities, and others were fighting for their lives against the drowning that followed shortly after." The judge recalls that the Special Flood Plan requires combining resources from all agencies without duplication.
She points to the failure to deploy environmental agents to monitor ravines without flow meters, despite the offer from Medio Natural director Luis Gomis to the Emergency Coordination Center. Emilio Argüeso, former Emergencies secretary, did not request their use, per the ruling. The instructor orders three Emergencies officials, recipients of that communication, to testify.
She also deems Pradas's trip to Carlet ineffective and Argüeso's risk minimization the day before inadequate. À Punt, the regional broadcaster, had anticipated its coverage deployment in advance.
