Francisco Vallés
Francisco Vallés is an engineer and professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). He specializes in water engineering and has been involved in developing hydraulic systems for disaster response, particularly for locating missing persons during catastrophic events. Vallés recently made headlines for his testimony regarding the serious flooding in Valencia caused by a Dana weather system in October, where he emphasized the importance of heeding advance warnings from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), which had predicted severe weather conditions days before the disaster.
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Spain:
Francisco Vallés created a simulation to help search for missing persons after the flooding disaster.
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Spain:
Francisco Vallés is an engineer who testified that the Forata dam reduced the impact of the flooding.
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Spain:
Francisco Vallés is a professor of Hydraulics at the Polytechnic University of Valencia who testified about the meteorological forecasts.
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Spain:
Francisco Vallés is an engineer and professor who criticized the authorities for ignoring warnings prior to the flooding.
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Spain:
Francisco Vallés lamented that authorities did not take seriously the warnings issued by the Aemet regarding the dana that caused destruction in Valencia.
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