NewzSarai Sarroca, director of the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat), stated on August 22 that the agency is not responsible for issuing ES-Alert emergency notifications to the public. The clarification follows recent discussions regarding the dissemination of warnings during severe rainfall events.
Sarroca emphasized that the decision to trigger these alerts falls outside the scope of Meteocat's operational duties. The statement serves to delineate the agency's role in meteorological monitoring from the administrative responsibilities involved in emergency civil protection communications.
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