The Valencian president, Carlos Mazón, showed no signs of concern during the lunch he shared with journalist Maribel Vilaplana on October 29, the day the DANA storm devastated the province of Valencia, leaving 223 dead. This was revealed by sources close to the journalist, who explained that during the meal, which took place in a private room at the El Ventorro restaurant, Mazón spoke on the phone several times, but "at no point did he give the impression that anything was wrong." It wasn't until right after lunch that the Valencian president began to take action related to the DANA storm. But what had happened minutes before? According to information obtained by ARA, the journalist received a message from a close contact with a tweet from À Punt in which the mayor of Utiel alerted the public to the critical situation in his municipality with a video and urged residents to stay indoors. The message was received at 5:39 PM and the communicator responded with a surprised expression. They were both still at the restaurant.

A year after the devastating storm, President Carlos Mazón has still not clarified the details of his controversial handling of the most virulent storm to hit the Valencian Community this century, which left more than 200 dead. Details about his actions on the day of the storm are still emerging piecemeal and often contradict previously reported information.