Overview
- Protesters filled central Valencia for a 12th mass demonstration, chanting for regional leader Carlos Mazon to quit over the 2024 floods that killed 229 people.
- Critics point to mobile alerts that were issued at 8:11 p.m. on October 29, 2024, more than 12 hours after the national weather agency’s top warning.
- Judicial authorities have summoned a local journalist who had lunch with Mazon on the day of the floods as part of the ongoing investigation into the response.
- Spanish officials reported finding the body of a 56-year-old man buried in mud a year after he was swept away by the floodwaters.
- Victims’ groups highlight that nearly half of those who died were 70 or older, underscoring questions about protections for vulnerable residents under regional responsibility.