A hidden camera was found at the base of the firefighters who were rescued from the ravine that overflowed during the DANA.

ValenciaThe Valencian Society for the Comprehensive Management of Emergency Services (SGISE), a public company that depends on the Ministry of Emergencies and the Interior, located a hidden camera in the Yátova forest firefighters' base, the unit that was removed from surveillance of the Poio ravine during the DANA, according to the latest developments. Eldiario.esThat was precisely the ravine that, when it burst its banks, caused most of the deaths in the Horta Sud region, a densely populated area near the city of Valencia.

The regional ministry has explained that it has asked the regional police to clarify the events. It has also opened an internal investigation to determine what happened. For their part, the workers have reported the incident to the Civil Guard. The news has generated much suspicion because this unit accused the former head of the Valencia Provincial Fire Consortium, José Miguel Basset, of ordering its withdrawal at 2:30 p.m., that is, before the heaviest rains were recorded at the head of the ravine and while the red alert was still in effect. Initially, Basset claimed that he had decided to do so because the workers had told him they "felt like eating." He eventually retracted his justification and accepted responsibility.

The opposition, outraged

The discovery has outraged opposition parties, who have described it as "mafia practices" by the Popular Party. This was stated by the spokesperson for the PSPV in Les Corts, Alicia Andújar, who has demanded the urgent appearance of the Minister of Emergencies and the Interior, Juan Carlos Valderrama. "It is a very serious act that violates workers' rights," she added. The Socialist leader recalled that in February the PP "already leaked a report to the press." Private and manipulated conversation between technicians from 112 and Aemet", in a dissemination that is now being investigated by a court.

The deputy spokesperson for Compromís in the Corts, Isaura Navarro, described the episode as "very worrying" and typical of an espionage operation. "The one who fears that the truth about the withdrawal of the firefighters will be known is the one who most fears, from listing similar actions such as the well-known patriotic police During the years of former Spanish President Mariano Rajoy's administration. "These precedents oblige us to be alert to any hint of foul play. We demand an independent investigation and that the Consell assume its responsibility for the disastrous management of the DANA," he concluded.