Spanish regional leader admits 'mistakes' in handling deadly floods 

Valencia, Spain — 

The caput of Spain's eastbound Valencia portion admitted Friday to "mistakes" successful handing the country's deadliest flood successful decades that killed 216 radical there.

"I'm not going to contradict mistakes," Carlos Mazon told the determination parliament successful an address, adding helium was "not going to shirk immoderate responsibility."

As the caput of the determination authorities "I would similar to apologize" to those who "felt" that "the assistance did not get oregon was not enough," helium added.

The October 29 catastrophe marked the country's deadliest floods successful decades. A full of 224 radical were killed nationwide, with 216 of them successful Valencia.

While helium spoke, dozens of protesters gathered extracurricular the determination parliament, jeering and chanting slogans demanding his resignation.

The floods wrecked infrastructure, gutted buildings and submerged fields. The last measure is expected to soar to tens of billions of euros.

Almost fractional of the radical killed successful Spain's Valencia portion during caller floods were 70 years aged oregon older and 26 were foreigners, including 2 Britons.

Outrage astatine the authorities for their perceived mismanagement earlier and aft the floods triggered wide protests connected Saturday, the largest successful Valencia metropolis which drew 130,000 people.

Critics person questioned the ratio of the Valencia region's alert strategy during October's downpour, erstwhile successful immoderate cases lone reached residents' telephones erstwhile floodwater was already gushing done towns.

Many section residents person besides complained that they were near without nutrient and h2o for days, and had to trust connected assistance provided by volunteers alternatively of the government.