Iran Press/Europe: The anger is mostly directed at the president of the region, Carlos Mazón, who has been to blame for his apparent poor handling of events conspiring amidst dangerous floods on October 29, which saw 223 casualties, and 3 still reported as missing.
Farmers are one of the communities most damagingly impacted by this disaster and have offered their tractors to lead the charge in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, just as they did to stem the tragedy of the floods at the end of October.
Chants of ‘Mazón, Dimisión’ (Mazón, resign), ‘Mazón a la Preso’ (Mazón, the prisoner), and ‘El Presidente, a Picassent’ (the president, to Picassent, Valencia’s most notorious prison), have previously been screamed and scrawled on signs during the justice-motivated rallies which have amassed around 130,000 protestors, according to Spanish news outlet Efe.
Protesters continue to threaten that Mazón’s resignation commences immediately, feeling they, along with the rest of the citizens of Valencia, were notified of floods far too late. Protestors clashed with police, throwing chairs and other objects, Reuters reports
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