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fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Spain: Ten of thousands protest a year after deadly floods DW 10/25/2025

Tens of thousands of people on Saturday protested in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, one year after the floods that killed 229 people. Demonstrators were demanding the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon over his handling of the disaster. They displayed banners with messages such as "Mazon to prison" and chanted, "They didn't die, they were murdered." With a total of 229 deaths, it was Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Still angry': more than 50,000 protest in Valencia on first anniversary of floods

Tens of thousands protested in Valencia demanding resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon over a slow flood response that killed 229 people.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

70% of flood deaths in Europe in 2024 occurred in the Valencia floodplain

The October 2024 floods in Valencia resulted in 232 deaths, revealing serious emergency management failures amid increasing climate-related disasters.
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