Overview

• One year after the DANA, 85% of industrial firms in the 14 ‘ground zero’ municipalities are active, according to the Valencia Chamber’s new assessment.
• About 5.8% of industrial companies—roughly 100 firms—remain closed, even as Social Security affiliations in the sector have risen to 24,101, above pre-storm levels.
• Service-sector recovery trails industry, with 70% of urban businesses open, 20% shut—around 460 shops—and 10% still under repair.
• Aid delivery shows gaps, with 71.5% of sector applications processed, 15.6% paid on account, and 12.9% still without compensation; CCS has attended 86% of service claims.
• Many small firms reported heavy damage, with an average loss of €61,000, in a disaster that killed 229 people and caused an estimated €17 billion in economic damage.