The Valencian government rules out resignations after yesterday’s massive protest

Madrid. One day after the historic demonstration in Valencia, in which more than 130,000 people took to the streets to demand responsibility for the management of the torrential rain crisis, the regional government, chaired by the right-wing Carlos Mazón, ruled out any resignation. Despite a popular outcry calling for the immediate resignation of the Valencian president and other public officials, they argued that “no resignation is an option because given the damage caused, this government is not going to abandon the victims.” On the other hand, the number of deaths rose to 230 people, including two important businessmen from the region who were located during the day this Sunday by the rescue teams of the Spanish Army.

Yesterday the streets of the city of Valencia became a clamor, a firm demand for the resignation of the main person in charge of the regional government, Mazón, who is accused of numerous errors during the management of the crisis, among others for having arrived late. to the meeting of the crisis committee due to the torrential rains due to this at a meal with a prominent Valencian television journalist. But the number two of the regional government, Susana Camarero, pointed out that from the government “we respect the objective of that call, we make that pain our own and we regret the riots and acts of vandalism. Violence is not an option. I understand the frustration and anger,” but, he added, “in the face of this damage caused, we cannot abandon the victims. This government is not going to abandon the victims. So no resignation is an option at this point.”

The Mazón government also received the support of its political party, the right-wing Popular Party (PP), which expressed its confidence in Mazón because “the PP is with the Valencians and with its president, with President Mazón. “A president who has been showing his face at all times in front of the Government of Spain, who resigned from taking charge of the greatest national emergency that has occurred in Spain.”

Meanwhile, search and rescue efforts continue for people trapped or missing due to the storm, with a provisional death toll of 230 people, of which 222 were from Valencia, seven in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia. It was also reported that the number of people rescued since the beginning of the crisis has so far been 36,803, of which 82 were treated by emergency services in the last 24 hours.

Among the deceased and identified in the latest cases are two important businessmen from the region, Vicente Tarancón, owner of the sportswear brand Luanvi, and Miguel Bordeos Baño, founder of the company SPB and president of Cleanity, whose own company reported that this 74-year-old businessman had died “as a result of the devastating effects of Dana that has devastated the province of Valencia.”