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21 clusters · 32 sources · 56 days · First seen about 2 months ago · Last updated about 8 hours ago

Categories: POLITICS

Valencian DANA flood probe widens, political fallout escalat

Entities: DANA Judge · Poyo Ravine · Generalitat Valenciana · Horta Sud · Salomé Pradas

Overview

The criminal investigation into the October 29 2024 DANA flash‑flood in the Valencian Community, led by Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra, has been broadened to require the regional government to hand over all emergency‑department calls made after 17:30 to mayors along the affected waterways. Several People’s Party mayors testified that they contacted fire deputy Avelino Mascarell, Diputación president Vicent Mompó and emergency secretary Emilio Argüeso, information that helped raise the province‑wide emergency level to Level 2 at 19:00. Valencia mayor María José Catalá said she received no ES‑Alert warning despite coordination with the Generalitat, repeatedly called regional president Carlos Mazón, and was told late at night that “Va a haber muchos muertos”. She ordered evacuations and deployed buses beyond her remit, while Mazón arrived late to the regional coordination centre (Cecopi) and left after midnight, highlighting a split between municipal (Cecopal) and regional (Cecopi) centres. In July 2026 former justice‑department official Ricardo García was indicted for accessing a private AEMET audio. The PSPV later supplied WhatsApp messages showing Mazón acknowledging “decenas seguro ya” of victims, contradicting his sworn testimony and strengthening a false‑testimony lawsuit before the Spanish Supreme Court. The scandal intensified pressure on Mazón and the PP‑Vox coalition that secured his 2021 investiture; his successor Juanfran Pérez Llorca retained Vox’s backing to form a new regional government. Testimony from former social‑services secretary Ignacio Grande revealed that the Cecopi meeting on 29 October became chaotic when the possible collapse of the Forata dam was raised, disrupting information flow. The regional minister of Social Services left the session early, while officials struggled to coordinate emergency measures for 30 municipalities, describing the effort as “out of control”. The legal fallout widened in July 2026 when the Tribunal de Instancia de Valencia opened two separate speech‑offence trials.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 3 SOURCES] Emergency situation reports did not mention the Poyo ravine overflow even three hours after it occurred. (Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses)
[● 3 SOURCES] At 17:00 the Poyo, Horteta and Gallego ravines had not yet overflowed, but after 21:00 floods turned Horta Sud into the “zone zero”. (Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses)
[● 3 SOURCES] Former interior councilor Salomé Pradas is under investigation and flagged the reporting discrepancy. (Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses)
[● 3 SOURCES] The DANA judge concluded that two distinct documents both labeled “report 4” could exist, prepared at different times. (Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses)
[● 3 SOURCES] The emergency department issued four reports covering meteorological alerts, hydrological data, resources mobilised, impacts on services, communications, schools and emergency calls. (Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses)

Timeline

about 8 hours ago

[POLITICS] 3 sources
Valencia flood reports omitted Poyo ravine overflow, judge finds reporting lapses
Valencia flood reports missed the Poyo ravine overflow; a judge said two differing “report 4” documents were possible, after Salomé Pradas flagged the lapse.
6 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencian TV À Punt warned of Poyo ravine flood ahead of emergency alerts
À Punt TV warned days before the Oct 29 flash flood that the Poyo ravine would burst, but regional alerts only came after waters flooded Catarroja, intensifying criticism of the Mazón government.
9 days ago

[POLITICS] 6 sources
Valencia courts open trials of political figures for alleged speech crimes
Valencia courts have opened oral trials of a 21‑year‑old for insulting ex‑president Carlos Mazón and of socialist leader Vicent Mascarell for alleged calumny against the PP.
13 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencia emergency coordination falters as Forata dam collapse risk rises
Valencia’s emergency centre went chaotic during the DANA storm after Forata dam collapse fears were raised, with officials debating alerts, confinement and the safety of minors in Alborache.
17 days ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Carlos Mazón faces false testimony case amid Valencia coalition with Vox
WhatsApp messages show Valencia president Carlos Mazón knew DANA death toll, bolstering a false‑testimony case in the Supreme Court, while his coalition with Vox continues to shape regional policy.
19 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencia flood probe widens to include government and water authority communications
Valencia flood investigation expands as ex‑justice official is indicted for handling a private Aemet audio, and former minister Salomé Pradas seeks government and water‑authority chats from the disaster day.
20 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencia mayor Catalá challenges regional president Mazón on flood response
Valencia mayor María José Catalá told a judge she was left out of the ES‑Alert flood warning and criticised regional president Carlos Mazón, who texted ‘many will die’ during the Oct 29 flood that killed 230.
22 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencian judge orders report on mayor‑emergency calls during October flood
Valencian judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra ordered a report on emergency‑department calls to mayors during the October 29 flood to assess officials' knowledge of the Poyo basin crisis.
24 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Spanish judge flags emergency call on Poyo river flood as critical moment
A Spanish judge ruled that the Torrent mayor’s emergency call about the Poyo river overflow on 29 Oct 2024 is a critical piece of evidence in the flood investigation, rejecting the defense’s challenge.
25 days ago

[POLITICS] 3 sources
Valencia DANA 2024 disaster triggers political fallout and judicial probe
The 29 Oct 2024 Valencia DANA flood killed 230, sparking political criticism of leaders Moreno and Mazón and a judicial probe into emergency response failures.
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Valencia flood victims honored at charity concert as protests demand end to Mazón immunity
A charity concert in Silla honored the 230 victims of Valencia’s Dana floods and raised funds, while a protest march in Paiporta demanded former president Carlos Mazón lose his parliamentary immunity.
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
Carlos Mazón sued for false testimony on Valencia flood investigation
PSPV‑PSOE has sued former Valencian president Carlos Mazón for false testimony on the 2024 flood, while hundreds protested in Paiporta demanding his immunity be lifted and faster reconstruction.
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Pilar Bernabé blames delayed alerts for Valencia flood deaths
Pilar Bernabé testified that delayed alerts and poor coordination worsened the October 2024 Valencia floods, blaming the regional government for missing critical emergency calls.
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencia Mayor Catalá Rejects Mazón's Alleged Flood Instruction Claims in Congress
Valencia Mayor María José Catalá told a Congress flood‑investigation committee she never received direct or indirect orders from ex‑regional president Carlos Mazón, despite leaked WhatsApp chats urging media‑dr
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Valencia mayor Catalá says outdated flood maps caused DANA deaths
Mayor Catalá testified that outdated flood maps and delayed alerts hampered Valencia’s response to the deadly 29 Oct 2024 DANA storm, which killed 17 and exposed coordination failures with the Generalitat.
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Victims of Valencia flood push to strip former president Carlos Mazón's parliamentary immunity
Valencia flood victims ask Spain's Constitutional Court to lift former president Carlos Mazón's parliamentary immunity and secure his WhatsApp messages, arguing the privilege lacks a functional link to alleged罪
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Carlos Mazón orders Valencia ministers to flood media with data during deadly storm
During the deadly 29 Oct Valencia storm, President Carlos Mazón told his cabinet via WhatsApp to flood the media with data, then disengaged while ministers reported road closures, train issues and flooded sites
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
Valencian Vice President Susana Camarero testifies on October flood response
Valencian Vice President Susana Camarero testified she had no contact with President Mazón during the deadly October 29 flood, citing interior minister Pradas' management and criticizing her absence from the on
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Former Valencian President Carlos Mazón Ordered to Provide WhatsApp Data in Flood Probe
Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra orders former Valencian president Carlos Mazón to state within three days if he will hand over his Oct 29 2024 call logs and WhatsApp messages related to the flood disaster, after the c
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Carlos Mazón seeks full documents in Valencia DANA flood case
Valencia court allows ex‑regional president Carlos Mazón to personate in the DANA flood probe; his lawyer demands full case files and may contest procedural steps.
about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Former Valencian President Carlos Mazón Granted Right to Join DANA Management Investigation
Spain’s Audiencia Provincial allows ex‑Valencian president Carlos Mazón to join the DANA storm‑management probe, enabling his defence to review and possibly challenge investigative actions, while no criminal责任s

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