Juanma Moreno, president of the Junta de Andalucía, at the center of the controversy after criticizing last night, in a message shared on the social network X (former twitter), the massive alert sent to the citizens of Madrid informing of the extreme risk due to storms during the day on Sunday. “If a public body warns of “extreme danger” it must be very sure, because that has social and economic consequences. All caution. Rigor, too ”she pointed out.
The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has responded forcefully today, from where it has been remarked that yesterday "was a very complicated day" since it has affirmed that it works "with rigor and with a high level of responsibility".
The Government of the Community of Madrid (PP) resorted for the first time to the massive sending of this type of notification, based on the red alert issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), where it was reported that the area was in level 1 of the Flood Plan and residents were advised to stay at home and not use their vehicles except when strictly necessary.
It took little time for Internet users to criticize the Andalusian's attitude, especially considering that both the Community of Madrid and Toledo suffered the torrential rains of a DANA that has left at least two dead and two missing. “Madrid is not only the capital, ask the towns in the west of the Community about the night they are spending with a multitude of areas flooded with more than 200 liters,” said the Andalmet profile, specialized in meteorological information for the region. South, “not everything goes.” In Andalusia, numerous incidents caused by DANA were recorded and in the province of Cádiz the pre-alert was activated due to heavy rains.
The damage that this 'cold drop' has caused in a large part of the peninsula has also led Andalusian politicians to demand that Moreno apologize for the message he launched last night. Juan Espadas, general secretary of the PSOE-A, has urged him to "rectify as soon as possible" for "denying rigor to professionals in a meteorological emergency." "The irresponsibility of this 'post' poses a risk to the security of Andalusians in the face of future cases and frivolity given the ravages of DANA in Spain, Andalusia included," said the leader of Andalusian socialism.
For her part, Inmaculada Nieto, spokesperson for Por Andalucía in Parliament, made a "call to reflection" on the matter: "you have to think before writing. And speaking." Also Toni Valero, general coordinator of IU Andalucía and Sumar deputy in Congress, has joined this current and described the president's attitude as "irresponsible". "Moreno Bonilla's recklessness makes him get into another puddle, it seems that he is competing with Mrs. Ayuso in giving the note," he stated.
Despite the hurricane that has unleashed the comment of the head of the Andalusian Executive, for the moment no one from his Government has ruled, one way or the other, on this matter.
The rains, although expected and desired, have generated numerous damages in many parts of the region. Cádiz has been the province where the most rainfall has been recorded, where the pools of water on the roads forced traffic to be cut as well as several trains were affected. In the municipality of San Juan del Valle, up to 172 liters were recorded.
In the capital of Seville, the registered incidents were mainly based on falling trees, floods and lack of electricity; in Jaén, for its part, the rains caused the detachment of some stones in the basilica of San Ildefonso in the capital without personal injury; while in Malaga, in the Axarquía region (the most affected by the drought), it received up to 40 liters per square meter.
