Overview

• José Ángel Núñez said in an À Punt interview that Aemet was not satisfied with its performance and acknowledged the agency "did not do very well" during the DANA that left 228 dead.
• He described the wider emergency management system as "damaged" by the event and urged a gradual recovery of citizens' confidence.
• Núñez emphasized that risk management relies on thresholds and probabilities rather than precise rainfall amounts, noting Aemet activated the red warning from early on.
• He cautioned against excessive faith in technology, stating that final decisions still depend on people.
• He has already testified as a witness in the case, while a bid to have him investigated was rejected by the presiding judge.