--- title: "Spanish government faces backlash over flood response" url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/42799/spanish-government-faces-backlash-over-flood-response published: 2024-11-10T08:14:23Z language: en author: "Rodica Mazur" section: "International" source: radiomoldova.md --- # Spanish government faces backlash over flood response > Thousands of people took to the streets of Valencia, Spain, on Saturday evening to protest the regional government's handling of recent devastating floods. Thousands of people took to the streets of Valencia, Spain, on Saturday evening to protest the regional government's handling of recent devastating floods. ![](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/2c7803b7-e474-40f7-9387-0c6355d02071.jpg) Demonstrators demanded the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon, the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c5y34kxn2g5o) reported. Protests erupted across the country, with demonstrations held in most Spanish cities. Madrid witnessed the largest gathering, with an estimated 130,000 people marching through the streets, chanting slogans such as "We are muddied, you are stained with blood." Some protesters expressed their anger by hurling muddy boots at the Spanish government building and smearing it with mud, according to News.ro. Social media footage suggests that the protests were not entirely peaceful. > πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έβš”οΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦ Mass protests escalated in Spain The resignation of the corrupt government after large flooding disaster is likely. pic.twitter.com/JRGa90ZNy0 — Hawkeye1812Z (@Hawkeye1745) November 9, 2024 > Today, hundreds of thousands of Spanish people have taken the streets in protest against the government. Squares all over the country have witnessed massive protests. The biggest protest took place in Madrid, but there have been protests in most of the Spanish cities. pic.twitter.com/2Dlj3SrSxT — Iberian Spirit ✠ (@IberianSpirit) November 12, 2023 Over 200 people lost their lives and 80 remain missing as a result of the torrential rains that caused widespread flooding in Valencia and neighbouring provinces in October. The Romanian Foreign Ministry confirmed that seven Romanian citizens were among the victims. Translation by **Iurie Tataru**