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Valencian Flood Alert and Espanyol Stadium Incident Investigations Advance

Judicial probes into October's flood alert delays intensify with new testimonies, while Espanyol stadium vehicle incident leaves 17 injured and sparks safety questions.

La mujer del presidente del Gobierno, Begoña Gómez, durante la Comisión de Investigación sobre programas de cátedras y postgrados de la Universidad Complutense y empresas financiadoras, en la Asamblea de Madrid, a 13 de noviembre de 2024, en Mad
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Salvador Illa, presidente de la Generalitat, con Joan Laporta, el máximo mandatario del Barça.

Overview

  • Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra has summoned two key witnesses, a CHJ hydrological operator and the Director of Natural Environment, to clarify communication delays during the October 29 flood crisis.
  • Testimonies conflict over when the Generalitat first proposed the ES-Alert flood warning, with new evidence suggesting it was considered as early as 18:36, but not sent until 20:11.
  • A vehicle incident near the Espanyol stadium injured 17 people, including one critically, as the driver reportedly panicked after being surrounded by fans and accelerated.
  • The driver of the vehicle tested negative for alcohol and drugs and remains in custody, with the incident preliminarily classified as accidental by authorities.
  • Local mayors from PSPV and Compromís protested President Carlos Mazón’s crisis management by walking out of an official event in Benaguasil.