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Valencian TV Meteorologist Testifies Flood Was Foreseeable, Says Hours Were Lost to Warn Public

Her account centers on missed warnings despite red alerts supported by live river data.

Overview

  • Victoria Roselló told the court the flood was foreseeable with hours available to warn residents.
  • She said forecast models flagged the cut‑off low days in advance and Aemet’s red alert signaled extreme danger to life.
  • Roselló described watching SAIH live river readings climb fast, yet said the regional coordination center convened late after fatalities had begun.
  • El País reports the regional phone alert to residents was issued late in the evening, when most of the missing had already died.
  • She cited Utiel‑Requena’s record rainfall and called the inundation catastrophic, with 230 deaths and many victims found in ground floors and garages.