“We have lost it in the dana”, many reply neighbors of villages outside Valencia on their personal objects. From strollers to wedding dresses, through laptops and photographic albums, Six months after the devastating floods In several villages on the outskirts of Valencia, the so -called Dana is still the only thing that people think.
Dana, isolated depression at high levelsOr cold drop, it was the atmospheric phenomenon that on 29 October 2024 caused torrential rains and rainfall equivalent to those of a year. More than 227 people have lost their lives and thousands of companies and houses have suffered damage. After the floods, thousands of volunteers from all over Spain came to help clean the work. Many came on foot.
Six months later, although people are grateful to be alive here, mental suffering seems more acute than ever. With damaged elevators and destroyed parking lots, people’s life per day has changed for the worse, especially for elderly and vulnerable people. Although the houses are renewed And the business reopens little by little, the price of economic damage remains thousands of millions and the psychological consequences for children, acute.
Juan Ruiz is about to move for the second time since he lost his home just renewed six months ago. In addition to daily activities, His daily life is now made up of administrative tasksdocuments and reforms. Juan is eternally grateful to the volunteers who have dedicated his free time to help him already to his family, but disappointed by local politicians for his lack of support.
A mass demonstration had been organized for Monday to request the resignation of the President of the community of Valence, Carlos MazónFor the management of the Dana of 29 October, but was postponed due to the historic electric Blackout. With the country in the level 2 emergency planThe organizers claimed to have acted with responsibility for security reasons and that They would have celebrated the event on Tuesday in their placeduring the Congress of the DPI party.
The spokesman for the event told “Euronews” that it was terrible to celebrate the congress and the DPI party Valencia, a city still in mourning.
Beatriu called another demonstration for today at 18:30.At the same time when the Congress of the European People’s Party will celebrate an official dinner. “At the same time, six months ago there were dozens of flooded and dying people for the incompetence of Carlos Mazón,” said Beatriu Cardona to Euronews.
For his part, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, he said he will not meet the victims this week In Valencia and who, on the other hand, invited them to Brussels on 13 May. “I hope the popular festival pays you at least the flights and the hotel,” said José, another demonstrator among the crowd that praised the President of the Commission for showing his solidarity.
The protesters expect the Congress of the European People’s Party Press Carlos Mazón to leave Politics, since the greatest fear in Valencia is that the tragic Dana has struck again.
