B2.2 B) Floods in País Valencià: could all this have been avoided? by Jordi Soldevila

Floods in Valencia

2024-11-05 19:15:19 UTC

We think that the government could have sent the alert hours before. If they had done that, people would have had more time to shelter. Once the situation was out of control, politicians shouldn’t have waited that long to send the army.

Floods in País Valencià could have been avoided

2024-11-05 19:16:54 UTC

From our point of view, the local and national goverment should have warned the population before and they would have stayed at home. Furthermore, politicians could have sent all the aid from the first moment. In conclusion, it is a problem that could have been avoided.

Floods emergency in Valencia

2024-11-05 19:17:25 UTC

We think that the Government should have informed the inhabitants before the situation was so critical. In this case, the people would have stayed at home instead of going to take their cars. Furthermore, The Generalitat Valenciana could have sent assistance at the affected areas more quickly.

Could have been avoided

2024-11-05 19:17:46 UTC

First of all, we think the consequences of the DANA could have been less dramatic if people in charge had been more competent.

They shouldn't have waited so long to send the alert to the citizens, so they could have gone faster to secure places. Furtermore people wouldn't have tried to take the car.

Floods in país valencià

2024-11-05 19:18:32 UTC

Last week in Valencia a natural catastrophe happened . As a result, thousands of people died and lost their houses, offices and everything. In our opinion, the government should have warned the inhabitants before the disaster had started, because this action would have avoid all this damage. If the government had taken into account the aemet information the inhabitants could have protected themselves properly.

Floods in Valencia

2024-11-05 19:19:51 UTC

The government should have sent the message when the AEMET sent the alert. If they had got this warning, a lot of people would have saved their life.

The politicians should have called before the army to help the inhabitants.

Floods in País Valencià

2024-11-05 19:20:51 UTC

In País Valencià last week they had a meteorological disaster. Right now they are cleaning and looking for missing people. They are still doing that because the politicians and the governments should have helped more. People from other countries could have helped damaged people of València. Valencia's city would have been more ready for that event.

Dangerous floods in Valencia

2024-11-05 19:23:51 UTC

We think that the Valencian government should have handled the situation in a different way, they should have sent the emergency call before the floods came to the most dangerous areas. It could have saved more lives. People wouldn't have got angry with the leaders.

Valencia floods

2024-11-05 19:30:05 UTC

Last week there was a terrible event in Valencia. We don't agree with the government decisions taken. First of all, the more important thing is that the resources and support arrived to late. The valencian government should have decided requests to the central state for a military help since the first day. On the other hand, they could have saved more lives if they had get more resources at the beginning. Finally if they would have listened the experts opinions, they would have avoided a lot of deaths.

Montse and Miguel

Floods in Valencia

2024-11-05 19:31:21 UTC

In my view the natural disaster couldn't have been avioded.

However, the damage wouldn't have been so big if the authorities had built some infrastuctures years ago. Also the local goverment should have been warn the people earlier. In addition the spanish government should have sent the army without regrets of the local government.

In conclusion, a lot of people would have been safe if the governments had had better coodination.

An avoidable hazard?

2024-11-10 19:07:57 UTC

I would like to express my humble opinion about a sad event. May be, the AEMET could have sent this kind of communication with our rulers more efficient. We shouldn't have cried for so many deaths. However, the weather is very unpredictable and Valencia is a land of Danas (or "cold drop").

Valencia would have inverted more money in our disaster plans. It's very possible, that with a good expense in emergencies (specialist, infrastructure, technical medias, etc...) we shouldn't have seen this tragic scene.