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Pradas Appeals for CHJ SAIH Technical Specs as Judge Probes October Flood Response

The exconsellera cites an Emergencies report to question the alert system’s readiness.

Overview

  • Through a reform appeal filed on September 9, Pradas challenges a September 3 ruling that refused to seek the Júcar basin authority’s SAIH technical specifications for the court record.
  • Her defense argues the pliegos are needed to verify potential technical or human errors in how CHJ’s hydrological system recorded and transmitted caudal data on October 29.
  • The filing asserts CHJ emails showed a projected decrease in the Barranco del Poyo’s flow before a two‑hour information gap ended with an abrupt rise at 18:43 without a formal alert or calls.
  • Pradas also maintains, citing the Generalitat’s Emergencies report, that ES‑Alert lacked a written technical instruction, had no approved national protocol, and was not integrated into regional emergency plans.
  • The same report notes 6,325 emails and 22,002 SMS were sent from the regional center, Saihwin access was unavailable there, and only three municipalities activated their Cecopal, while the case keeps Pradas and Emilio Argüeso under investigation for alleged negligent homicide and injury tied to 228 deaths.