The Associació de Víctimes de la Dana 29 d'octubre de 2024 and the Asociación de Víctimas Mortales Dana 29-O, with the support of the Local Emergency and Reconstruction Committees (CLER), have decided not to attend the meeting scheduled for Monday, May 4. This decision stems from a collective reflection and concern over an agenda that, in their view, does not respond to the urgent needs of those affected by the flood.
“"We consider it particularly serious that, a year and a half after the tragedy, the meeting continues to focus mainly on organizational issues, institutional presentation, and image, without incorporating fundamental matters that directly affect the daily lives of the affected people."
The associations criticize that the proposed agenda does not include priority issues such as the status of DANA rental aid and the uncertainty faced by many families in the coming months; the update on aid for businesses and self-employed individuals; the condition of educational infrastructure and affected centers. Also missing from the agenda are the situation of elevators and parking facilities; real planning for future emergencies; the review of emergency and alert protocols; the status of public services and community mental health; or climate change adaptation policies and population protection.
Conversely, one of the central points of the call is the presentation of the I International Conference on Assistance to Disaster Victims. The associations, without questioning its academic value, consider it "absolutely detached" from the immediate and real needs of the affected population.
“"Victims and affected people do not need to be used as institutional scenery while basic issues of reconstruction, housing, prevention, and protection remain unresolved."
Furthermore, they recall that the initial proposal for the Permanent Working Group was to have a strictly technical nature, without direct political participation and with private working meetings. The final format, according to the associations, clearly deviates from this spirit of discreet work focused on the real needs of affected people. They also point out that the regional administration has not yet assumed political responsibilities derived from the management of the DANA event on October 29, 2024.
