Ricardo Soriano, president of the Chamber of Aragon in Valencia: “When DANA is forgotten, Aragonese will continue to lose their support.”

¿Cómo vivió la noche de la tragica riada?
Esa tarde estaba en casa, pero cuando se complicó la cosa avisaron los compañeros que estaban de servicio y fui para allá. No estaba lloviendo, but bajaban los brancos and la autovía de Madrid or estaba inundada. We had to stop and divert traffic, pull out cars and trucks in the water because the level was rising so fast, it was a matter of minutes. It was a little chaotic, the middle of the city was drowned, some streets with handfuls of water, others with subways and more than average. Estuvimos trabajando toda la noche. People were trying to get the cars out of the garages as much as they could…

Have you seen anything similar?
Never. The comment is dated 57 but has no merit in Valencia.

Are you celebrating?
Había aviso por nivel rojo, que no lo hemo vito más que un par de veces, y la gente en general esperada ver llover. However, nothing is required. Perhaps the warning was vague, or it should have conveyed to the public that the problem was indeed caused by the creeks. De hecho, very gentleman pensaba que se había roto el pantano.

What role does the House of Aragon in Valencia play in this crisis?
Las Casas están recogiendo comida, ropa y todo tipo ayuda, lo que pasa es que la solarity ciudadana ha sido so grande que se ha ha desbordado y se han tenido que se ha ha desbordado y se han tenidos even que que las donaciones. However, it constitutes more folklore, which preserves the folklore of the Aragoneses.

21,000 Aragonese live in the province of Valencia alone. ¿Are both communities related to the colony?
In a place where they connect with Valencia, great with the son of Aragon, together with Teruel. Many valencianos tienen alli su segunda residence.

Was this reflected in the response to the tragedy?
Absolutely. El jefe de la Policía Local de Aldaia, a town where the creek destroyed all the streets, told me that a group of farmers came from Huesca and made the 12-hour journey. Estaba encantado. Los Aragoneses se han volcado en ayudar.

When do you think you will get back to normal, economically and emotionally?
Aldaia, Paiporta, Benetússer, Sedaví, Massanassa…, all cities, almost all cities can recover. They are still picking up trash from the streets as they are picking up everything inside the destroyed houses. También hay montañas de coches que no se sabe muy bien que hacer con ellos. Although it is a very simple scene, there is no sirven. In terms of economic recovery, it will depend on the help of the central government and the Generalitat. Get back on social…

¿Qué pueden hacer los Aragoneses a partir de ahora para ayudar?
One of the things that can be done is to visit the area when the activity is already going on, to revive the economy. All farming products can be done by agricultural experts.