DANA VALENCIA | El general jefe de la UME afirma que los soldados no pueden entrar sin autorización

The head of the UME (Military Emergency Unit), General Javier Marcos, explained that the unit has sovereign authority to move throughout the territory, but that to access an emergency zone they require authorization, in this case from the Valencian Community. “At all times, the UME has military personnel on alert 24 hours a day, always. As soon as there are indications that the situation may worsen, more military personnel are deployed… The UME has sovereign authority to move throughout the national territory, but it can never enter an emergency zone without the authorization of the corresponding emergency director of the autonomous community.” “I am responsible for the deployment size, but entry into the zone is the responsibility of the emergency director. I can have 1,000 soldiers at the entrance to the emergency, but I cannot legally enter until the emergency director authorizes me,” he added. Subscribe to our channel:    / @elpais   Visit http://elpais.com More videos from EL PAÍS: youtube.com/@elpais/videos Follow us on Facebook:   / elpais   Twitter:   / el_pais   Instagram:   / el_pais   TikTok:   / elpais   #soldier #ume #dana #spain #valencia #floods #rain #storm