Overview

• Investigating judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra has ordered the Generalitat’s Emergencies department to detail actions taken for the late‑September storm, including the ES‑Alert sent at 15:28 on Sunday, September 28.
• The court wants an official account of why the warning reached phones before AEMET’s red phase began, a contrast to the October 29, 2024 disaster when the ES‑Alert went out at 20:11 after the red alert was already active.
• The new line of inquiry could weigh on the defenses of former officials already imputed in the 2024 case, including ex‑councillor Salomé Pradas and former senior aide Emilio Argüeso, according to court‑cited reporting.
• In Valencia, a judge ordered pretrial detention for Adam R., 31, accused of fatally stabbing Mohamed Said B., 37, with a broken umbrella shaft in Plaza Viriato during the recent storm period.
• Mossos d’Esquadra reported seizing about 970 kg of hashish, 15 kg of cocaine and a 9mm pistol after a high‑speed chase ending near l’Ampolla, as separate traffic cases included a fatal C‑58 crash in Vacarisses and serious injuries in Zamora and Bergondo.