Overview
- King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are attending a 6 p.m. local state ceremony in Valencia on the disaster’s first anniversary, with the region observing a day of mourning and Paiporta marking three days.
- Authorities count 237 dead or missing from the October 29, 2024 floods, including 229 in the province of Valencia, with two bodies still unlocated after a recent recovery from the Turia river.
- Residents and victims’ groups highlight a gap between a national red alert issued in the morning and a regional SMS sent at 20:11, arguing the late warning and slow rescues cost lives.
- More than 50,000 people marched in Valencia days earlier calling for justice and demanding the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazón.
- Carlos Mazón plans to attend the memorial, has refused to resign while reiterating limited regrets, retains support from national PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and faces ongoing scrutiny over his actions and availability on the day of the floods.