The head of Spain's eastern Valencia region admitted Friday to "mistakes" in handing the country's deadliest flood in decades that killed 216 people there.   "I'm not going to deny mistakes," Carlos Mazon told the regional parliament in an address, adding he was "not going to shirk any responsibility."  

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Spain's under-fire regional leader Carlos Mazón defies calls for his resignation after last month's deadly floods.

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Regional leader Carlos Mazon says he has done everything he can in the face of a ‘monstrous avalanche of water that exceeded all weather forecasts’

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The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied calls to step down but conceded that mistakes were made. More than 220 people were killed from the powerful Oct. 29 storms…

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VALENCIA (Reuters) -     The leader of Spain's Valencia region defended his handling of  catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people, saying on Friday he did everything possible in the face of a "monstrous avalanche of water that exceeded all weather forecasts". Read full story

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Statement comes after more than two weeks of criticism and demonstrations against his actions before and after the floods The president of the eastern region of Spain, Carlos Mazón, this Friday asked for “apologies” and admitted “errors” in managing the floods that caused 216 deaths on October 29, in what became the country's deadliest flood in decades. 
“I'm not going to deny the mistakes,” Mazón said in a speech to the regional parliament, als…

Declaração ocorre após mais de duas semanas de críticas e manifestações contra sua atuação antes e depois das enchentes O presidente da região leste da Espanha, Valência, Carlos Mazón, pediu nesta sexta-feira "desculpas" e admitiu "erros" na gestão das inundações que causaram 216 mortes no dia 29 de outubro, no que se tornou a enchente mais mortal do país em décadas. 
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VALENCIA: The head of Spain's eastern Valencia region admitted on Friday (Nov 15) to "mistakes" in handling the country's deadliest flood in decades that killed 216 people there. "I'm not going to

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Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied calls to step down but conceded that mistakes were made. More than 220 people were killed from the powerful Oct. 29 storms that brought tsunami-like waves to parts of eastern and central Spain. Carlos Mazón of the conservative Popular Party told regional lawmakers in Valencia on Friday that he would “no…

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The head of Spain's eastern Valencia region has admitted to "mistakes" in handling the country's deadliest flood in decades that killed 216 people there and apologised.

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VALENCIA - The leader of Spain's Valencia region defended his handling of  catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people, saying on Friday he did everything possible in the face of a \"monstrous avalanche of water that exceeded all weather forecasts\".

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