Floods in Spain: a retired general in charge of reconstruction in the Valencia region, a “protection plan” in progress

Torrents of mud, highway under water, major damage: a new region of Spain hit by severe bad weather (VIDEO)

It will also be up to him to develop a “protection plan” to enable the Valencia region to “face” possible new “natural disasters likely to endanger the population”, specifies the press release.

The appointment of this general from the Army comes the day after a first reshuffle within the regional government of Valencia, led by the conservative Carlos Mazón, with the arrival of a new person responsible for Industry and the Tourism.

Born in 1958, Francisco José Gan Pampols directed the General Military Academy of Zaragoza and then the Armed Forces Intelligence Center (Cifas) during his career. He also participated in peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.

Severely weakened since the deadly bad weather at the end of October, Carlos Mazón admitted “errors” on Friday and presented his “apologies” to residents for his management of the disaster. The conservative leader, however, has ruled out resigning himself at this stage.