▲ The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, rejected yesterday that he is going to resign.Photo Europa Press
Armando G. Tejeda
Correspondent
La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, November 11, 2024, p. 29
Madrid. One day after the historic demonstration in Valencia, in which more than 130 thousand people demanded that responsibility be assumed for the management of the torrential rain crisis, the regional government, chaired by the right-wing Carlos Mazón, ruled out any resignation.
The ruler is accused of numerous errors during the management of the crisis, among others having arrived late to the crisis committee meeting due to torrential rains while having a meal with a prominent Valencian television journalist.
The number two of the regional government, Susana Camarero, stated: 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; Given 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 time.to respond to the popular outcry that called for the immediate resignation of the Valencian president and other officials.
Mazón’s government also received the support of his 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 against 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, of which 222 were from Valencia, seven from Castilla-La Mancha and one from Andalusia. In addition, it was reported that the number of people rescued since the crisis began is 36,803, of which 82 were treated by emergency services in the past 24 hours.
Among the deceased and identified people are two important businessmen from the region, Vicente Tarancón, owner of the Luanvi sportswear brand, and Miguel Bordeos Baño, 74 years old, founder of the SPB company and president of Cleanity; his own company reported that he died as a consequence of the devastating effects of DANA that has devastated the province of Valencia.