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The Generalitat lifts the confinement in eight municipalities due to storm Adam and demobilizes the UME
The improvement in weather conditions allows for the removal of mobility restrictions, although recovery efforts continue and some municipalities will keep classes suspended

Maximum alert in the Valencian Community: intense storms force the closure of 12 roads and affect 25 sections, Valencia and Alicante the most affected
The Department of Infrastructures places the main problems in Marina Alta and Safor, while Ribera Alta incorporates new closures due to flooding in Carcaixent

Compromís and Podemos save unity in Valencia for 29N alongside Izquierda Unida, which maintains its reticence: "It's not a good agreement"
Compromís will head the lists for Valencia and Castellón, and Podemos in Alicante; meanwhile, Esquerra Unida maintains reservations about the pact and will submit the incorporation into the joint candidacy to a binding consultation of its members

The DANA judge points to Pradas and Argüeso: the deaths in La Torre could have been avoided "if they had exercised their functions"
The magistrate sees "clear indications" of negligence in the management of the emergency and maintains that an alert to go to upper floors could have saved lives; she demands new evidence from the València City Council

Diana Morant (PSPV) lashes out at Llorca, president of the Generalitat, and calls his speech "disappointing": "He has nothing to contribute to the Valencian Community."
The Minister of Science and leader of the PSPV accuses the President of the Generalitat of not contributing anything to the Valencian Community and, regarding the survey, defends that "the most important thing is the street"

Compromís distances itself from the Broad Front for the 29N elections and seeks to unite the Valencian left under its own brand
The coalition wants to negotiate a candidacy with Esquerra Unida, Podem and other forces in the territory; there are no formal contacts yet nor agreement on who will head the list for Valencia

The Valencian PSOE will take the dossier on Pérez Llorca to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office: "We are not going to allow shame to return"
The Valencian president declares himself "super calm", accuses the PSPV of resorting to the "sewers" and assures that he would personally hand over the report to the court so that they investigate his actions and those of his inner circle

Salomé Pradas defends herself in tears before the Investigation Commission on the DANA: "I will always tell the truth, I will face it"
The former minister announced at the beginning that she would remain silent, but she ended up clarifying her actions, criticized Aemet, avoided pointing fingers at Mazón, and leaves unclear who stopped the measures

Valencia floods again and ES-Alert arrives when water already collapses the province
The Generalitat activates the massive alert at 10:08 PM, after floods in streets and ground floors, Metrovalencia cuts and the closure of the airport, while the judicial case for the 2024 DANA remains open

The judge extends the DANA case until April 2027 while waiting for the deleted messages from Mazón's right-hand man
The investigation will remain open beyond the second anniversary of the tragedy due to pending testimonies and forensic reports, in addition to the response regarding José Manuel Cuenca's communications during the emergency

Mazón's letter turns against him: Congress prepares his second summons to the commission for the DANA management
The majority of the commission wants the former Valencian president to explain his attempt to separate the late alert from the deaths, a thesis that the judge has countered by recalling that the lack of adequate warnings "proved fatal"

Pilar Bernabé formalizes her PSOE candidacy for the Mayoralty of València: "I will be the mayor of the 87 neighborhoods"
The Government delegate becomes the socialist candidate for 2027 with a program focused on housing, tourist apartments, tourist tax and green areas, and promises to attend to the families of the DANA victims

Diana Morant responds to Mompó's attack: "In the Popular Party, they only contribute insults and sexism"
The general secretary of the PSPV states that she feels "a victim of sexism" and links the verbal aggressiveness of the provincial president of the PP to his attempt to gain positions in the race for the Valencian Generalitat

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
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