Valencia chief rejects calls to resign over handling of ‘monstrous’ Spain floods
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The leader of Spain's Valencia region has rejected calls for him to resign while defendog his handling of catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people. open image in gallery Protesters gather in front of the regional parliament building "The best possible effort was made given the situation, with the information available and the resources at hand. open image in gallery Valencia's regional leader Carlos Mazon Residents of Paiporta, one of the suburbs of Valencia affected by the floods, vented their anger against Mr Mazon, the king and queen of Spain and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during their visit earlier this month, by flinging mud and calling the officials “killers”.
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