Journalist Who Dined with Mazón Hospitalized Due to Stress

Journalist Maribel Vilaplana, who dined with the President of the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazón, on the day of the flood, suffered indisposition this Saturday and was hospitalized. She was forced to seek medical attention just two days before she is due to testify in the court case regarding the emergency. Sources close to the journalist confirm that she was hospitalized for anxiety due to the stress of being involved in the judicial investigation into the October 29, 2024 flood. On that day, between 5:37 PM and 5:40 PM, Mazón spoke with former Minister of the Interior Salomé Pradas and watched a video of the situation in Utiel that Vilaplana had received on her WhatsApp. Sources confirm that she had received a message from the public television channel À Punt about the 'virulent storm that has overflowed the Magro River as it passes through Utiel'. Hours later, she was discharged from the hospital. According to the same information, Vilaplana still intends to attend her court testimony on Monday to 'close this chapter'. However, they are concerned about how the tension generated by the recent public details of her meal with Mazón on the day of the flood may be affecting her health. The judge has requested the journalist to provide the parking ticket to validate her arrival and departure times.