Overview
- Spain held a state funeral in Valencia on Oct. 29 attended by the king, queen and prime minister, with Carlos Mazón present despite victims’ families urging him to stay away.
- More than 50,000 people marched in Valencia days earlier demanding justice and the regional president’s resignation over the disaster response.
- A parliamentary commission has ordered Mazón to testify on Nov. 17 as investigators examine his actions and the region’s crisis management.
- Survivors fault the regional government for an hours‑late mobile alert—sent at 20:11 after a morning red warning from AEMET—and for rescue delays reported in multiple towns.
- One year on, reconstruction remains uneven with schools still in prefabs, public facilities closed and two victims still missing.