Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Tens of thousands of Spaniards have marched in the eastern city of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods

World - ABC News - November 10

Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s ...

Thousands call for Valencia’s leader to resign over deadly floods response

About 130,000 Spaniards protest against perceived failings by Carlos Mazón’s regional government. Spaniards have taken to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

‘Murderers’: Spaniards pelt mud at king over bungled flood response

Furious locals mob monarch, prime minister and Valencia chief after deadliest natural disaster in decades

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Valencia’s president admits mistakes in flood response but will not resign

Carlos Mazón resists calls to step down, saying floods that killed 216 in his area were unprecedented and ‘apocalyptic’. The regional president of Valencia, who is under mounting pressure over ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods

Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Valencia regional head, accusing him of mishandling the response to last month's floods.

Valencian leaders rule out imminent resignations amid flood response fury

Regional vice-president says ‘we cannot abandon the victims’ after huge protest over handling of disaster. The Valencian regional government, which has been heavily criticised over its response to ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Valencia chief admits flood mistakes but defies calls for resignation

Spain's under-fire regional leader Carlos Mazón defies calls for his resignation after last month's deadly floods.

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

Spain's prime minister said the flooding that killed 211 people was one of worst in Europe this century.

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

World - Yahoo News - November 3

'Like a tsunami': Spaniards recount horror of deadly floods

Flash floods sparked by torrential rainfall have killed 95 people around Valencia, while dozens are still missing.

Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down

The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied calls to step down but conceded that mistakes were made

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Valencia floods: 'There is mud everywhere here'

The BBC's Nicky Schiller says the La Torre area of the city has been completely devastated.

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

About 1,000 soldiers from emergency response units deployed to the affected areas, and the death toll was expected to rise after one of the worst natural disasters to hit the country in recent years.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Valencia's cup game postponed after fatal floods

Valencia have has their request to postpone Wednesday's Copa del Rey game against Parla Escuela in Madrid accepted by Spain's football federation (RFEF) after floods in the southeast of the ...

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Valencia floods aftermath 'like a disaster movie'

The BBC's Nicky Schiller reports from the scene of Spanish flooding where cars are piled up.

Valencia-Madrid postponed amid fatal flooding

Real Madrid's LaLiga match at Valencia on Saturday has been postponed because of the deadly flash floods in Spain.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

How Deadly Flooding Ravaged Spain's Valencia Region

Nearly 16 inches of rain fell, but experts say the need for infrastructure improvements was well understood in the region.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2

Valencia floods: LaLiga seeks game rescheduling

LaLiga have requested Valencia and Levante's matches this weekend be postponed as recovery efforts continue in the region following deadly flooding which has left at least 218 people dead.

Sports - ESPN - November 5

Valencia game postponed again amid flood fallout

Valencia's LaLiga fixture against Espanyol set for Sunday has been postponed as the city continues to deal with the fallout of deadly flooding that hit the south-eastern region of Spain last week.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

‘I keep calling it a horror film’: Spaniards recount flooding as clean-up begins

Residents of Utiel in Valencia region describe how they escaped rising waters, and the devastation left behind. Miguel Aleixandre, a supermarket worker and competitive power-lifter who lives in the ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Reddit Back After Tens of Thousands of Users Report a Second Outage

Reddit users reported having problems with the site two days in a row.

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Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns

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Dozens dead in flash floods in Valencia, Spain, officials say

The flash floods were caused by heavy rain, which by Wednesday morning had begun "easing off," according to the country's meteorological agency.

Trapped in cars and garages: Why Spanish floods proved so deadly

Drivers trapped in cars, poor planning and extreme rainfall worsened by climate change are likely to have contributed.

Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia

Cars were still driving along streets when the Valencian town of Paiporta was hit by devastating floods.

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

Four days have passed since tsunami-like floods swept through the southern outskirts of Valencia city, covering many communities with sticky, thick mud

World - ABC News - November 2

Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia

Protesters shouted "murderer" at Felipe VI, and the prime minister had to be evacuated as the crowd grew hostile.

Royal couple, prime minister visit Valencia as flood toll reaches 214

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Angry crowds hurl mud and insults at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia

Angry residents in the town of Paiporta shouted "murderers" and threw mud at Spanish King Felipe VI as he was surveying the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people in the ...

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Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Thousands call for Valencia’s leader to resign over deadly floods response

‘Murderers’: Spaniards pelt mud at king over bungled flood response

Valencia’s president admits mistakes in flood response but will not resign

Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods

Valencian leaders rule out imminent resignations amid flood response fury

Valencia chief admits flood mistakes but defies calls for resignation

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

'Like a tsunami': Spaniards recount horror of deadly floods

Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down

Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down

Valencia floods: 'There is mud everywhere here'

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

Valencia's cup game postponed after fatal floods

Valencia floods aftermath 'like a disaster movie'

Valencia-Madrid postponed amid fatal flooding

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Valencia game postponed again amid flood fallout

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Dozens dead in flash floods in Valencia, Spain, officials say

Trapped in cars and garages: Why Spanish floods proved so deadly

Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia

Royal couple, prime minister visit Valencia as flood toll reaches 214

Angry crowds hurl mud and insults at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia

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