US EditionAnger, grief pour out as Spain marks floods anniversary with state funeral
- Hundreds attended a state funeral in Valencia for 237 victims of deadly floods on the anniversary, with many expressing anger that their deaths were avoidable.
- Regional leader Carlos Mazon faced criticism and is under investigation, with attendees chanting insults directed at him.
- Protests demanding Mazon's resignation occurred, with demonstrators highlighting the government's failure to send timely emergency alerts during the floods.
- The government approved 5 billion euros in loan guarantees for recovery efforts, with over 8 billion euros distributed for cleanup from the catastrophic flooding.
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Anger, grief pour out as Spain marks floods anniversary with state funeral
Some in solemn silence, others seething with anger, hundreds of relatives of the victims of deadly floods in Spain's Valencia region flocked to a state funeral presided over by King Felipe on Wednesday, a year after the tragedy killed 237 people.
Relatives of victims of the dana of October 29 have rebuked the president...
Initially, the program did not include that meeting. Moncloa had argued that the families of the deceased had asked for the act to be as politicized as possible and that therefore it had been tried at all times to guarantee them the greatest respect
Moncloa has rectified the program on which he worked at the State funeral for the victims of the dana to be held this afternoon in the City of Arts and...
The funeral celebrated in Valencia by the victims of the dana a year ago was marked by the cries of relatives against Mazón.
The event, which will be presided over by the Kings, will bring together some 800 people between relatives and authorities. Carlos Mazón plans to attend, despite the request of some victims not to go
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