Overview

• The court ruled that the Generalitat Valenciana had exclusive responsibility for public alerts and emergency coordination during the October 2024 flood, dismissing liability for the Spanish Government.
• Ex-consellera Salomé Pradas admitted in testimony that her team lacked emergency advisers and she had no expertise in managing crises.
• Ex-secretary Emilio Argüeso filed a motion to implicate the president of the Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar (CHJ) and regional emergency technicians in the investigation.
• Testimonies and records revealed critical communication breakdowns, including unanswered calls between Pradas and President Carlos Mazón during key moments of the disaster.
• The CHJ was criticized for delayed and insufficient alerts, with key warnings issued only after flooding had already begun.