Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Salomé Pradas and Emilio Argüeso, former officials of the Valencian Government, have been summoned as persons of interest by Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra, related to their action during the dana that caused 227 deaths in October 2024.
• The judge criticizes that, despite having sufficient information in real time, appropriate decisions were not taken to mitigate the tragedy.
• The Spanish Meteorology Agency had issued an extraordinary risk warning for the 29th; despite this, the Valencian Government's response was late.
• Salomé Pradas has already been dismissed from her position as Minister of Justice and Interior, as has Argüeso from his post as Secretary of Autonomous Emergencies.
• Meanwhile, the investigation commissions driven by the PP, Mazón's party, have shown little resolution and have avoided broadening their scope to clarify all the responsibilities of the case.
• The article criticizes the attempt to turn a tragedy into a political instrument and underlines the need to understand what failed and who are responsible.

Conclusion: Rather than using the crisis for political ends, the most important thing is to learn from mistakes, identify those responsible and take the necessary measures to prevent future disasters in the face of the growing threat of climate change.

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