Pradas was unable to contact Mazón for over an hour on the afternoon of the DANA

BarcelonaThe call log of former regional minister Salomé Pradas, who is under criminal investigation for her management of the DANA (National Emergency Management System), indicates two things: first, that she was unable to contact the Valencian president, Carlos Mazón, for over an hour on the afternoon of the disaster—specifically, between 6:30 p.m. and 7:43 p.m.—and second, the SE-Alert alert in the town at 8:11 p.m. This is stated in the documentation that the former minister submitted to the Catarroja judge investigating the incident, and to which ARA has had access.

In this document, Pradas asserts that her telephone activity shows that during that day she "carried out intense activity in different locations, particularly at the Eliana Emergency Coordination Centre and at the Cecopio". On the contrary, it also shows that she was unable to speak with the president until well into the afternoon, after two failed attempts at 12:52 p.m. and 4:29 p.m. The first answered call is an incoming call from Mazón himself that only lasts two minutes. There is then a seven-minute conversation at 6:16 p.m., another at 6:25 p.m. that lasts 43 seconds, and another at 6:30 p.m. that lasted 33 seconds. From then on, until 7:43 p.m. Pradas is unable to speak with Mazón.

However, the call log of former minister Pradas does indicate that she had contact with various officials on the day of the DANA. She spoke with a dozen people, including emergency officials, such as the then regional Secretary of Emergencies, Emilio Argüeso, also charged in the case; The Mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, met early this morning, along with the President of the Valencia Provincial Council, Vicent Mompó. Along with the Spanish government delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, up to 14 calls have been received.

Mazón incommunicado?

Despite Pradas's difficulties in contacting Mazón for more than an hour on the afternoon of October 29, Valencian government sources reported by Europa Press confirm this is not the case. In fact, they maintain that Mazón was making emergency-related calls to other officials at all times. this Tuesday It has become known that the Valencian government has deleted the images from that day's security cameras at the Palau de la Generalitat. This decision fuels the controversy over the president's movements that day, as Mazón has not clarified exactly when he arrived at the building and has contradicted himself about his arrival time at the Cecopio. In fact, he still hasn't clarified exactly what he did that afternoon.