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Protesters are calling for the resignation of Valencia's regional leader Carlos Mazón.

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00:00Thousands of people have gathered in the Spanish city of Valencia to protest against the local
00:06authorities' response to the region's heavy flooding.
00:10The historic floods caused at least 219 deaths and left houses, roads and buildings severely
00:17damaged.
00:19Local residents have expressed anger over the perceived mismanagement of the disaster
00:24by authorities, including slow response times and delayed alerts about the dangers of the
00:29floods.
00:33Protesters are now calling for the resignation of Valencia's regional leader, Carlos Mazón.
00:40It's not the first protest in the region. Spain's royals, Prime Minister Sanchez and
00:45a number of regional leaders were met with angry crowds who threw mud at them when they
00:50visited the municipality of Pai Porta last week.
00:56It comes as new flash floods hit the region of Girona in north-eastern Spain, washing
01:01away 30 cars in the town of Cadaque, according to local media.

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