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Withheld Video Shows Pradas Flagged Poyo and Magro Risks at 12:32 on Flood Day

Delivered to the court after 11 months out of view, the recording sharpens scrutiny of delayed alerts, with victims alleging it was edited.

Overview

  • The footage from the Emergency Coordination Center in l'Eliana shows Salomé Pradas at 12:32 writing “Río Magro,” “Rambla del Poyo,” “alerta hidrológica” and “bomberos forestales” during the floods that left 229 dead.
  • EL PAÍS reports the Generalitat kept the video from the investigating judge and it entered the case only after a judicial request following an 11‑month gap.
  • The images indicate the regional command had assumed monitoring of the Magro and the Poyo, whose overflows later devastated towns such as Catarroja and Paiporta.
  • Acció Cultural del País Valencià contends the material is edited and will ask the court for the unmodified recording, with lawyer Manuel Mata alleging manipulation.
  • Separate recordings show subdirector Jorge Suárez proposed a mobile warning around 17:00 for Utiel and Requena, yet the ES‑Alert went out at 20:11, and firefighters had stopped watching the Poyo by 15:00, according to case records.