VALENCIA RESIDENTS DEMAND RESIGNATION OF LEADER MAZON – They call for his resignation over his handling of floods which killed over 220
Thousands of protesters and dozens of tractors made their way through the streets of Valencia, calling for the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon over the handling of deadly floods which killed more than 220 people.
Holding banners with Mazon’s image and slogans, the protesters gathered two months after the disaster to demand their leader to resign.
Local residents have been critical of what they see as lacklustre alerts from authorities when the floods hit, and the late response by the emergency services.
Mazon has admitted he had made errors but refused to resign and said the body responsible for measuring water flows, run by the national government, failed to send sufficient warnings.
