About 130,000 Spaniards protest against perceived failings by Carlos Mazón’s regional government
Spaniards have taken to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president who led the emergency response to the recent catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people.Residents are protesting over the way the incident was handled, with regional leader Carlos Mazón under immense pressure after his administration failed to issue alerts to citizens’ mobile phones until hours after the flooding started.
Many marchers held up homemade signs or chanted “Mazón resign” Others carried signs with messages such as “You killed us”. One banner read: “Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood.”Some demonstrators dumped muddy boots outside the council building in protest. He said that he “respected” the march. Mazón, of the conservative Popular party, is also being criticised for what people perceive as the slow and chaotic response to the floods.
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