Deadly floods in Spain: new demonstration two months after the tragedy

Two months to the day after the deadly floods that hit Spain, the anger has not subsided. A new demonstration brought together several thousand people in Valencia on Sunday to denounce the management by the Spanish authorities of the deadly floods which affected the south-east of the country two months ago.

Armed with “Mazón, resignation” signs, in reference to the conservative president (Popular Party) of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón, the demonstrators began their march shortly after 6 p.m. in the streets of central Valencia.

 

The tragic floods of October 29 left 231 dead, according to the latest report from the authorities, including 223 in the Valencia region alone. Four people are also still missing.

« Assassin »

With cries of “assassin” and “criminal”, thousands of people responded to the call from several local and union organizations to demand Mazón’s resignation. At the head of the procession, dozens of tractors which helped the victims to clear the mud and the carcasses which lined the roads. This is the third demonstration in Valencia after those of November 9 and 30, which brought together 130,000 people and 100,000 respectively, according to the Spanish Government Delegation (prefecture) in Valencia.

The victims criticize the regional executive for not having warned residents sufficiently in advance of the danger of torrential rains despite an alert given very early in the morning by the national meteorological agency. They also criticize the authorities for being late in deploying help. In Spain, a very decentralized country, disaster management is a responsibility of the regions, but the central government can provide resources and even assume emergency responsibility in extreme cases.

For weeks, the president of the region Carlos Mazón and the head of the socialist government Pedro Sánchez have accused each other of failures in the management of this historic catastrophe. On Monday, the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community rejected complaints against Mazón for its handling of the tragedy, declaring itself incompetent, while specifying that the applicants could request the opening of a preliminary investigation before an investigating judge.

 

The floods have caused significant damage in nearly 80 towns and many residents are still struggling to get their lives back to normal. In Paiporta, a town considered the epicenter of the tragedy, only 20% of businesses have reopened, according to the Valencia regional chamber of commerce.

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