The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, This Saturday he accompanied the citizens of the capital and their political representatives in the events being held in the Almudena cathedralon the occasion of the festival of the capital’s patron saint. During the solemn mass, he also remembered those affected by DANA that has devastated the province of Valencia, the fatalities and the people who are still missing. “We are going to ask for all of them from Madrid, where they are loved so much,” said the regional president.
Díaz Ayuso has worn the Medal of Honor of the Brotherhood of the Royal and Illustrious Slavery and Holy Rosary of Santa María La Real de la Almudena which was imposed on him in 2021. Previously, he has visited the floral carpet made by the Corpus Christi Carpet Makers Association of Ponteareas (Pontevedra) as an offering to the Virgin.
After her brief intervention in memory of those affected by DANA, the president gave the spotlight to the mayor of Madrid, the opposition groups in the City Hall and the rest of the citizens who gathered in the cathedral and the esplanade of La Almudena. .
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has dedicated an important part of his vow renewal speech to the DANA catastrophe in Valencia. Almeida has asked the patron saint of Madrid “to comfort” those affected by the floods “in this very sad moment; may they feel the encouragement, affection and help of the entire country, especially its capital, in this moment of hard trial for this land that Madrid feels so close and so dear.”
Furthermore, Almeida has alluded to the need to remove confrontations “that distract us.” During his speech in the cathedral of La Almudena, the mayor asked the patron saint of Madrid: “That you free us from sterile disputes that make us waste our energy and distract us from continuing to work for a more prosperous, more supportive and more supportive city. fair.”
For its part, the municipal socialist spokesperson, Reyes Maroto, and the Government delegate, Francisco Martín, have made a brief mention of the management of DANA by the Valencian Government of Carlos Mazón, although they consider that now is not the time to demand responsibilities. Maroto believes that “now it is not time” to ask for Mazón’s resignation, but when the emergency passes “it is very important to know what went wrong” in the DANA catastrophe that has devastated Valencia. For his part, the Government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martínconsiders that “the time will come when Mazón will have to give explanations”, but assures that at the moment they are focused on help: “We are not going to be distracted from that issue.”