00:00Thousands took to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional
00:06president Carlos Mazón and his government for the response to devastating flooding which
00:12killed hundreds.
00:13Though smaller than the three previous protests in the Spanish city, officials say the march
00:18drew around 25,000 people.
00:20Mazón is under immense pressure after his administration failed to issue flood alerts
00:26to citizens' cell phones until hours after the flooding started last October.
00:31Mazón has also been criticised for what people perceive as the slow response to the
00:36natural disaster.
00:38It took days for officials to mobilise emergency responders.
00:42Residents who face a long, costly rebuilding process also say the government has been slow
00:47to deliver aid.
00:48Mazón has defended his handling of the crisis, saying that its magnitude was unforeseeable
00:54and that his administration didn't receive sufficient warnings from central authorities.
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