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☆ Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

It took days for officials to mobilize the thousands of police reinforcements and soldiers that the regional government asked central authorities to send in. In Spain, regional governments are charged with handling civil protection and can ask the national government in Madrid, led by the Socialists, for extra resources. A woman consoles a man in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday. Emilio Morenatti / APMazón has defended his handling of the crisis saying that its magnitude was unforeseeable and that his administration didn’t receive sufficient warnings from central authorities. We want them to resign!”A man stands among flooded cars piled up in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

Persons: Carlos Mazón, “ Mazón, Mazón, Emilio Morenatti, Sara Sánchez Gurillo, Candido Molina Pulgarín, “, ” Sánchez, Manu Fernandez, ” Organizations: Police, À, Popular Party, Socialists, Socialist, AP Locations: Valencia, Valencia’s, Mazón, Spain, Madrid, Paiporta, Cheste

☆ Spain floods: Furious residents in Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods with more rain on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Manu Fernandez/AP A woman embraces a member of the Emergency Military Unit in Sedavi on Sunday. Susana Vera/Reuters Heavy machinery is used to carry out repairs on the flood-damaged railway tracks in Sedavi on Sunday. Manu Fernandez/AP A firefighter checks inside a vehicle at a flooded garage in Alfafar on Saturday. Susana Vera/Reuters Emergency services workers survey a devastated street in Letur on Wednesday. Susana Vera/Reuters A man dumps floodwater out of his house in Utiel on Wednesday.

Persons: Teen, DANA Desaparecidos, DANA Desparecidos, Mila, Manu Fernandez, Nacho Doce, King Felipe, Pedro Sanchez, Carlos Mazon, ”, Eva Manez, Susana Vera, Manaure Quintero, Hugo Torres, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Angel Garcia, Bruna Casas, —, Alberto Saiz, Biel, David Ramos, La Torre, Ana Escobar, Ismael Herrero, Shutterstock, Doce, Jose Jordan, Blanca Ruiz, Carlos Calmaestra, Oscar Del Pozo, Eva Defez's, Mateo Villalba Sanchez, Víctor, Alba Lozano Asencio, Luciano Esguerra, DANA Desaparcideo, ” Asencio, “, Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Margarita Robles, Pedro de Juan, it’s, Francisco Bosque, AENA, AEMET Organizations: Spain CNN, Emergency, Unit, Reuters Volunteers, Reuters, Getty, Volunteers, AP, Military Unit, Reuters Firefighters, Reuters Vehicles, Biel Alino, Firefighters, La Torre, AP Authorities, Wednesday, Europa Press, CNN, Spanish, Barcelona’s El Prat Locations: Valencia, Spain, Picanya, Silla, Catarroja, Sedavi, Massanassa, AFP, Benetusser, Alfafar, Paiporta, Chiva, Benetússer, La, Letur, La Torre, Godelleta, Utiel, Sedaví, L'Alcúdia, Spanish, Barcelona, Barcelona’s, Castellon, Alicante

In a chaotic scene, mud, objects and insults were flung at the king as his entourage attempted to hold back a crowd yelling, "Murderers, murderers!" In one heated exchange, a young man told King Felipe, “It was known and nobody did anything to avoid it,” referencing a belief that the government did not do enough to warn residents of the dangers the rains would bring. King Felipe VI of Spain, center, is heckled during his visit to Paiporta on Sunday, as mud and objects were throw at him. MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP - Getty ImagesResidents called the king a murderer and told him to get out. Alberto Saiz / APVolunteers and residents sweep mud in Paiporta.

Persons: King Felipe VI, King Felipe, King Felipe VI of Spain, MANAURE QUINTERO, Luis Javier Gonzalez, Alberto Saiz, Angel Garcia, AP Alejandro Vidal, Cristina Hernandez, NBC's, Pedro Sánchez, ” Sánchez Organizations: Getty, Sunday, Associated Press, of Arts and Sciences, Sunday . Volunteers, AP Volunteers, AP, Sky Locations: Spain, Paiporta, “, AFP, Valencia, Miami, Valencia’s, Valencia's, NBC's British

☆ Spain floods: Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia as they visited the Valencia region, where more than 200 people have died in devastating floods. After they posed for a photo, the crowd began hurling insults at the king, Mazon and Sanchez. The Royal Family’s social media channel released video in the aftermath of the protest, showing the king and queen embracing distraught residents. One man fell weeping into the king’s arms and in another shot, the King is seen hugging two crying women. The anger appeared largely directed at Sanchez and Mazon, who left early even as the king insisted on staying on despite the chaos.

Persons: King Felipe, Queen Letizia, ”, Pedro Sanchez, Carlos Mazon, Mazon, Sanchez, Felipe, Letizia, Manaure Quintero, Pedro de Juan, it’s Organizations: CNN, Getty, Volunteers Locations: Valencia, Paiporta, Spanish, AFP

☆ Spain floods: Horrific details emerge of how Valencia victims died
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lauren Kent | Benjamin Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alberto Saiz/AP A man walks around a cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP People clear debris from a shop in Chiva on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP A member of the Military Emergencies Unit searches for victims in Letur on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP A man stands among damaged vehicles in Valencia on Thursday. Mud still fills the streets in many areas, with the mayor of Valencia sharing images of community clean-up efforts on Friday.

Persons: David Ramos, Manu Fernandez, Nacho Doce, La Torre, Ana Escobar, Susana Vera, Alberto Saiz, Ismael Herrero, Shutterstock, Doce, Jose Jordan, Blanca Ruiz, Carlos Calmaestra, Oscar Del Pozo, Eva Defez's, Mateo Villalba Sanchez, Eva Manez, Víctor, Spain’s, ”, RTVE, Paiporta’s, María José Catalá, La Organizations: CNN, RTVE, Firefighters, Getty, AP, Reuters, La Torre, Military, Unit, AP Authorities, Wednesday, Europa Press, Spain’s El Mundo, Spanish, “, ” Locations: Spain, Valencia, Torre, Benetússer, Chiva, Paiporta, La, Alfafar, Letur, La Torre, AFP, Godelleta, Utiel, Sedaví, L'Alcúdia, Spanish, Huelva, Andalusia, Orange

☆ Death toll in Spain's floods rises to 158, among Europe's worst storm disasters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A man with a shovel stands on a mud-covered street in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding, in Paiporta, Spain, October 31, 2024. A view shows an area affected by heavy rains that caused flooding near Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. People stand next to damaged surface metro tracks in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding, in Paiporta, Spain, October 31, 2024. Stranded cars are piled up on the street, following floods, in La Torre neighbourhood in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. A woman kneels down against a wall as mud fills the street in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024.

Persons: Eva Manez, Angel Victor Torres, Mayor Maria Jose Catala, La Torre, Doce, Laura Villaescusa, Maribel Albalat, Antonio Molina, Molina's, Oscar Puente, Puente, Susana Vera, Pedro Sanchez, Ricardo Gabaldon Organizations: Rescue, Mayor, Reuters, La Torre, Interior Ministry, TVE Locations: Paiporta, Spain, Valencia, Germany, Romania, Portugal, La, Madrid, La Torre, Sedavi, Valencia city, Spanish, Utiel

☆ Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty ImagesAt least 40 people, six of whom were in a retirement home, died in the town of Paiporta in Valencia, Spanish state news agency EFE reported, citing its mayor. Extreme rain warnings were put in place for some areas including around Valencia, according to Spain’s Meteorological Agency, AEMET. “This suggests the system for alerting people to the dangers of floods in Valencia has failed, with fatal consequences. Extreme weather warnings continue for portions of eastern and southern Spain, according to AEMET, with more rain expected. This week’s floods are the most deadly Spain has suffered in decades.

Persons: Oscar Del Pozo, EFE, Margarita Robles, Carlos Mazon, Hannah Cloke, ” Cloke, ”, Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, don’t, Eva Manez, Ernesto Rodríguez Camino, Vega Organizations: CNN, Vehicles, Getty, Spain’s, Spain’s Meteorological Agency, UK’s University of Reading, Valencia, Spanish, Spanish Securities, Emergencies, Spanish Meteorological Association Locations: Spain, Valencia, Spanish, Letur, AFP, Paiporta, Murcia, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain’s, Europe, Orange, Castellon, Ribadelago, Biescas, Germany, Belgium

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