US EditionProtesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods
- On Wednesday, thousands gathered in Valencia for the one-year anniversary demonstration, carrying signs demanding Mazón resign as King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez attend a state memorial ceremony.
- The national weather agency issued its highest torrential-rain alert more than 12 hours before the floods, yet residents of Valencia said mobile phone alerts arrived only after homes were surrounded by water.
- A body was still recovered as recently as Tuesday, and almost half of the victims in last year's floods were 70 or older.
- Withstanding public pressure, Feijóo has publicly backed Mazón, despite a poll in El País showing 71 percent of Valencia residents want him to resign, and campaigners staging regular protests.
- Victims' leaders are sharply critical of the regional Government of Valencia, with Rosa Alvarez saying `All those deaths were completely preventable` and survivors stressing `Every minute counted`.
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Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday and called for conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over his handling of flash floods that killed 229 people a year ago.
Valencia DANA flooding - Calls for Mazon’s resignation continue as mourning still hits hard
In an almost overwhelming display of grief and fury, over 50,000 Valencians flooded the streets of Valencia City yet again on Saturday, October 25, chanting “Mazón dimisión” in the 12th monthly protest since the catastrophic DANA floods of October 29, 2024. The demonstration, organised by more than 200 civic, social, and victims’ groups, marked the eve of the tragedy’s first anniversary… Source
More than 50,000 demonstrators gathered in the center of Valencia today to pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods and to protest against the regional authorities.
Shortly before the first anniversary of the flood disaster, regional government leader Carlos Mazón is once again under pressure.
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