A massive mobilization This Saturday in the Plaza de la Virgen in Valencia he asked for resignation of local officials for the management of the serious floods that the region suffered weeks ago. The main target is the regional president, Carlos Mazón.
The protest that brought together tens of thousands of people, He expressed his discomfort at the poor management of the emergency due to the DANA storm of October 29 and 30. It is the second most important after the floods that caused at least 230 deaths and thousands of ruined homes and vehicles.
According to his opponents, the Mazón government did not activate the protocols to mitigate the consequences of the sudden and massive rainfall. For example, it only issued alerts to cell phones when the floods were already at catastrophic heights.
In the march you could see flags and banners with messages “against politicians and businessmen” that asked “Do not forget. Nor forgive”aimed at those affected by the DANA storm.
The first march in Valencia
On November 9, 130 thousand people mobilized in the city of Valencia, Spainin order to demand the resignation of the regional president, who is in charge of emergency response to catastrophic floods last week that left more than 200 dead and 41 missing.
Several of the protesters carried signs displaying messages such as ”You killed us!”while others chanted ”Mazón resignation!”. In addition, some even clashed with riot police in front of the town hall, who repressed them.
For its part, Mazon He defended his handling of the crisis, saying its magnitude was unpredictable and that his administration did not receive enough warning from central authorities. However, Spain’s meteorological agency issued a red alert, the highest level of warning, for bad weather at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
In Spain, Regional governments are in charge of handling civil protection and can ask the national government in Madrid, led by the Socialists, for additional resources.
Source: Ambito
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