2024 Spanish floods
[6] In response, the government of Francisco Franco initiated work on a "Southern Solution" (Spanish: Solución Sur), a giant canal to reroute the Túria River around the south of the city centre, three kilometres from its original course.[8] On 25 October 2024, Spanish national agency AEMET meteorologist Juan Jesús González Alemán warned that the upcoming cold drop or DANA could become a high impact storm.When heavy rains coincide with a convective storm during which the sea level tends to rise, the drainage of water is hindered and flood risk is doubled.[12]: 2 Blocked from entering the interior of Spain by the mountains, humid air from over the sea is forced up by the wind, where it cools, condensing its water vapour, which rapidly precipitates as rain, producing torrents that can quickly flood low lying areas.[17] Climate Central extreme event attribution analysis indicates that the unprecedented intensity of the rainfalls were largely due to the rising temperature of the Atlantic Ocean.[20] At noon, the Provincial Deputation of Valencia [es; ca] sent all of its workers home, citing the "very high risk to the population" of the cold drop.[28] The South Plan [es; ca] is a new riverbed for the Turia built after the catastrophic 1957 flood, but it only protected the city proper of Valencia from major damage.[91][92][93] The Valencia MotoGP scheduled on 17 November was cancelled, with organisers planning to hold the event at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona.The Osasuna squad, which won 1–0 against Real Valladolid, said it dedicated their victory to the flood victims and coach Vicente Moreno, who is from the affected town of Massanassa.[109] Several meteorologists said that Feijóo's blame of AEMET could engender distrust of the meteorological agency and further endanger people by delegitimising weather warnings.[111] The civil organisation "Justice for Valencia" opened a lawsuit against Mazón, as well as Emilio Argüeso and Salomé Pradas [es], under the charges of reckless homicide.[citation needed] On 4 November, in an interview with Cadena COPE, Mazón blamed the Spanish government and commanders of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) for mismanaging the response to the flooding.He claimed that, at 15:21 on 29 October, he had requested the intervention of the UME in Utiel and Requena, and that the Hydrographic Confederation, under the direction of Environment Minister Teresa Ribera, had suppressed the alerts.[117] On 20 November, Mazón appointed the retired military officer and former director of the Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center Francisco José Gan Pampols [es] as the new Vice President of the Valencian Government for Reconstruction.[118] The Spanish government established a crisis committee to coordinate the national response to the disaster, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly noting his monitoring of damage reports and missing persons updates.[83] King Felipe VI expressed his "desolation and concern at the tragedy" and "together with the Queen, we wish to send our condolences to all the families affected who have lost loved ones and who still do not know what happened to their relatives" and held a video conference with the Military Emergency Unit.[3] On 4 November, opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for prime minister Sánchez to declare a national state of emergency, which would involve the removal of the government of Carlos Mazón and the imposition of direct rule over the Valencian Community.[124] On 5 November, the Sánchez government approved a decree to provide €10.6 billion (amounting to €60,000 per household) in fiscal aid to people affected by the floods.[125] On 29 November, Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz introduced a new system of "paid climate leave", which would allow workers to stay at home for up to four days during weather emergencies.The Support Group for Special Operations [ca] (GRAE) of the Corps of Firefighters of Catalonia was reportedly assembling in Terres de l'Ebre awaiting Valencian Government approval to help.[136][135] Minister of Health Mónica García advised volunteers to wear personal protective equipment and long clothes, in order to prevent infection by contaminated waters.[146] King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Generalitat Valenciana President Carlos Mazón[147] visited the Valencia region to assess the damage and meet with those impacted on 3 November.[148] On arriving in Paiporta, the retinue, which also included Valencian president Mazón, was met with protests from the locals and volunteers, who hurled mud and chanted "murderers".[149][150] People expressed frustration over the perceived absence of adequate warnings and support from officials following the floods,[151] while protesters urged Pedro Sánchez and Carlos Mazón to resign.[153] Among the people that Felipe spoke to were a young man wearing a Blue Division t-shirt[154][155][156] and another who, according to Valencian journalist Miquel Ramos [es], is the leader of a local neo-Nazi group.[160] The prime minister later downplayed the attack as a "marginal act" and stated in a speech that: "the majority of the population wants a solution, commitments from the institutions, and what they want is to reject and marginalise any kind of violence that can be perpetrated".[165] Angry protesters were seen clashing with riot police in front of Valencia City Hall, while others waved signs and banners with messages such as "You killed us" and "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood".[169] Many governments sent their solidarity with the Valencian people, such as Argentina,[170] Brazil,[171] Chile,[172] China,[173] Cuba,[174][175] Germany,[176] Greece,[177] Ireland,[178] Italy,[179] Japan,[180] Mexico,[181] United Kingdom,[182] Ukraine[183] and Uruguay.[195] Numerous Twitch streamers, such as AuronPlay and Ibai Llanos, made a charity fundraising to collect money for basic consumer goods and help the victims.[209] During her hearings for her commissioner’s role, the European People's Party questioned Teresa Ribera over the management of the disastrous flash floods in Valencia, accusing her of ignoring the needs to update, drain and improve the Rambla del Poyo as the head of the Ministry of Environment.
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