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The streets of Valencia echoed with demands for the resignation of Carlos Mazón as thousands gathered to protest on the four-month anniversary of the devastating floods caused by the Dana storm on October 29. According to official figures from the Government Delegation of the Comunitat Valenciana, nearly 30,000 people participated in the fifth demonstration under the slogan “Mazón Resignation.”
The protest route was limited to Calle Colón to coincide with the Ninot parade, which was ultimately postponed due to the threat of rain. However, the Valencia City Council, through the Local Police, reported a significantly lower estimate of 16,500 attendees.
Anger Over Delayed Response
Despite the possibility of rainfall, the crowd remained undeterred, fuelled by growing criticism of Mazón. Last Wednesday, he admitted that on October 29, he did not join the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Centre (Cecopi) at the L’Eliana Emergency Centre until 8:28 PM—17 minutes after the ES Alert warning was sent at 8:11 PM. The delay meant that most of the 224 fatalities and three missing persons had already been caught in the floods.
The demonstrations, supported by over 200 citizen and union groups, denounce what they call “inaction, irresponsibility, and disastrous management” by the Generalitat in handling the catastrophe.
The final statement, read in Plaza de la Porta de la Mar by representatives of local emergency and reconstruction committees, called for “justice, reparation, and dignity” for the 227 victims and the more than 100,000 affected families across 80 municipalities, including regions such as l’Horta Sud, la Ribera, el Camp de Túria, la Hoya de Buñol-Chiva, la Plana de Utiel-Requena, la Serranía, and southern Valencia.
A Growing Movement
This protest follows four previous large-scale demonstrations:
November 9 – 130,000 participants
November 30 – nearly 100,000
December 29 – around 80,000
February 1 – 25,000
“This Was No Accident – These Were Murders”
In their statement, organizers emphasized that the disaster was not an accident, but a preventable tragedy. They demanded urgent action, including continued support for affected families—economically, physically, and psychologically. They also called for the mandatory creation of Local Emergency and Reconstruction Committees in every municipality, involving all willing local associations, businesses, religious institutions, healthcare workers, and town councils.
The protest concluded with a powerful tribute at 8:11 PM—the exact time the EsAlert warning was issued on October 29. Attendees rang their phone alarms in unison, and organizers read the names of all 224 victims, a solemn act that lasted over five minutes.
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