Overview
- Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presided over a laic state ceremony at Valencia’s Museum of Sciences honoring 237 victims, with national leaders and hundreds of bereaved relatives in attendance.
- Families’ anger toward Valencian president Carlos Mazón flared at the venue, and associations kept him out of a private reception with the King and the prime minister.
- Thousands marched in Aldaia and across l’Horta Sud to demand urgent defenses, as the Júcar river authority prepares a Saleta diversion channel of roughly €90 million slated for tender in early 2026.
- Recovery progresses alongside legal scrutiny, with relatives of four Letur victims pursuing a criminal complaint alleging negligent homicide against local, regional and national bodies including AEMET and the river authority.
- Reconstruction financing continues to flow, including a more than €36 million Plan Letur 2025–2028, while the economic toll persists with reports of over 140,000 vehicles affected in the Valencian Community and about 85% written off.