Carlos Mazón, head of Spain’s Valencia region, has admitted to significant errors in managing the country’s deadliest floods in decades, which resulted in 216 fatalities locally and 224 nationwide. During a session in the regional parliament, he apologized for inadequate emergency response and the perception that help was insufficient. Following his acknowledgments, mass protests erupted, with 130,000 calling for his resignation amid outrage over the handling of warning systems and delays in alerting residents. Criticism mounted as many experienced prolonged deprivation of essential supplies post-disaster.