The president of the Comunidad Valencia, Carlos Mazón, has affirmed that “a possible epidemic is not ruled out”. due to stagnant and contaminated waters as a result of the DANA and that, right now, “the first vaccines are being given against tetanus to volunteers and neighbors”.
Likewise, the leader of the Valencian PP has announced in an interview at COPE that the Generalitat has demanded “48 hours ago to the Ministry of Health to come to a express committee of the best epidemiologists”. to assess the situation.
Regarding the coordination of the autonomous Executive with the central one, he stated that last Tuesday at 15:21 hours, before the “meteorological revolution” that occurred at night in the province of Valencia by the DANA, asked for the UME to be activated and demanded “all possible help”..
Mazón has pointed out that once such assistance is requested. it is the military operational commanders who detect if more detachments are needed.It does not depend on the politicians to send more resources, nor is there any need for “any political slogan” to do so, as they act ex officio.
In addition, he has indicated that the Hydrographic Confederation of the Júcar, which depends on the Ministry of Ecological Transition, deactivated the hydrological alert three times last Tuesdayand affirmed that the warning message to the population was sent half an hour later after the hydrographic alert had been sent to them.