Thousands demand resignation of regional president over catastrophic floods

Thousands of radical person marched successful Valencia and demanded the resignation of the region's president implicit the effect to devastating flooding that near much than 220 dead.

Protesters filled the centre of the eastbound Spanish metropolis and chanted "killers!" arsenic they called for Carlos Mazon to go.

Some dumped muddy boots extracurricular a determination authorities building, portion 1 banner read: "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood."

There were besides immoderate clashes with riot constabulary successful beforehand of the metropolis hallway wherever the march began, with constabulary utilizing batons to unit immoderate protesters back.

Last month's flooding, which has near the state reeling and requiring a immense cleanup effort, is 1 of the worst earthy disasters successful Europe for decades.

Mr Mazon is accused of issuing an alert excessively precocious - astatine 8pm connected 29 October - good aft h2o was already coursing into towns and villages.

The Valencian person said helium would person done truthful earlier if authorities had been notified of the severity of the concern by an authoritative h2o body.

But Spain's upwind bureau issued a reddish alert, the highest level of warning, arsenic aboriginal arsenic 7.30am that greeting arsenic the catastrophe loomed.

Mr Mazon is besides being criticised for the dilatory and chaotic effect to the earthy disaster.

Thousands of volunteers were the archetypal connected the crushed successful galore of the worst-hit areas connected the outskirts of Valencia. It took days for thousands of constabulary and subject reinforcements to beryllium sent in.

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"We privation to amusement our indignation and choler implicit the mediocre absorption of this catastrophe which has affected truthful galore people," said Anna Oliver, president of Accio Cultural del Pais Valenciano, 1 the groups that organised the protest.

Nearly 80 radical are inactive missing astir 2 weeks connected from the catastrophic floods, which saw the astir deadly deluge successful a azygous state successful Europe successful much than 50 years.

Thousands of people's homes were destroyed and streets are inactive covered successful mud and debris.

Some 220 radical died successful the flooding, with 212 of those successful the eastbound Valencia region. The hunt for much bodies is continuing.

Thousands of radical besides mislaid their homes and streets are inactive covered successful mud and debris 11 days aft dense rainfall triggered the flooding.