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The President of the Valencia Provincial Council, Mompó (PP), harshly attacks Diana Morant, calling her "Sánchez's ass-kisser": "You're useless, plain and simple."
The president of the Provincial Council of Valencia responds harshly to the minister, who had reproached him for his actions during the DANA and for having warned workers about preventive measures

Mazón washes his hands of the DANA again: denies that the late Es-Alert influenced the 231 deaths and points to Pradas
The former Valencian president maintains before the judge that he lacked direct responsibility in the emergency, rejects having stopped the alert, and shifts the weight of management to his former minister, Salomé Pradas

La Tomatina returns to dye Buñol red with 150,000 kilos of tomatoes and a pepper spray incident
The Valencian town of Buñol has once again celebrated its traditional Tomatina this Wednesday, reaching its 79th edition with a record figure of 150,000 kilos of tomatoes thrown during the massive battle.

The Segorbe fire resumes extinction efforts after burning some 630 hectares in Castellón
Ground crews are back working on the ground as the Level 1 emergency remains in effect and roads and trails in the affected area remain closed

The Sierra Calderona fire, in Castellón, worsens and forces the evacuation of Gátova: "The perimeter is not consolidated, not by a long shot"
A second Es-Alert replaces the initial confinement with evacuation towards Olocau and Bétera; the operation fights a ravine in flames towards Pico del Águila, inaccessible cliffs, and a strong reproduction of the fire

Wet bursts with winds of almost 150 km/h hit Valencia: roofs torn off, fallen trees and delayed trains
The storm has left the most violent gusts in Sumacàrcer and Alzira, has damaged the church of Santa Catalina and has forced firefighters to attend to incidents throughout La Ribera while Aemet warnings remain active

They denounce a brutal homophobic aggression as the cause of the death of a young man on San Juan Beach (Alicante): "We are deeply concerned that it is not recognized as such"
The LGTBIQ+ association 'Alicante Entiende' maintains that Miguel, 27, was assaulted after trying to approach another man and demands that the hate component be taken into account in the investigation

The open mic that exposed the far-right Vox in the Corts reaches the Prosecutor's Office: they are investigating a possible leak to deputy David Muñoz
The chief prosecutor of the Valencian Community opens proceedings and appoints an instructor after the PSPV's complaint; the ultra deputy assured that a prosecutor had provided him with information that "nobody" knew about a human trafficking case

Fire in Peñíscola that incinerates 34 vehicles and leaves several injured is already perimetered by the rapid action of aerial means
A new fire in the Peñíscola area originated in a car and spread to 33 other vehicles, leaving several injured

Equality demands action against the sexist poster in Sagunto that shows a bull sexually subduing a woman
The Ministry demands that the City Council and the Federation of Peñas guarantee respect for the dignity of women in all festive elements

The serious Tírig fire has been stabilized after burning 754 hectares and displacing more than 700 residents
Emergencies lowers the fire plan to situation 1 and the UME begins its withdrawal, although the teams keep a perimeter of 22.8 kilometers in the province of Castellón under surveillance

The Vall d'Uixó fire is stabilized after seven days and 9,568 hectares burned
The residents of Artana and Eslida return to their homes while teams secure an 89-kilometer perimeter against the risk of flare-ups

The Castellón fire reignites in the middle of a heatwave and threatens new evacuations
The fire in Vall d'Uixó remains out of control after devastating 9,300 hectares, reaching a perimeter of 81 kilometers and keeping some 10,000 people evacuated

Pérez Llorca boasts of having "the largest device" against fires while reducing prevention investment by 10% with the backing of Vox
The budgets approved last week reduce the fire prevention allocation by more than 10 million euros, something the Consell attributes to the end of extraordinary actions due to the DANA

The Generalitat lifts the confinement in La Vall d'Uixó after four days of fire
On the ground, firefighting efforts continue for a fire that has already left around 8,500 hectares scorched

The Vall d'Uixó fire has already devastated 7,200 hectares and Sánchez warns after visiting the area: "Difficult hours remain"
The fire remains active, keeps 16,000 people evacuated, and concentrates more than 400 ground personnel and 25 aerial assets at three critical points in the Sierra de Espadán

Mazón's former spokesperson learned about Cecopi on television and did not see the seriousness of DANA until 8 p.m.
Ruth Merino declares that there were no decisions that morning, that she was unaware of the hydrological alert and only assumed the seriousness of the tragedy after eight in the evening, when there were already fatalities from the flood in Valencia
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