Thousands protest in Valencia over lack of schools after deadly floods


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  • Sunday, 24 Nov 2024

A woman holds a placard that reads "Mazon, you are scary" as unions, teachers and families protest against the management of the emergency response in education after deadly floods in eastern Spain, in Valencia, Spain, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eva Manez

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Families and teachers protested in Valencia on Saturday to demand action over schools damaged by the deadly floods that killed over 220 people in eastern Spain and affected thousands of children's education.

Holding posters demanding the resignation of Valencian leader Carlos Mazon, protesters marched through the Spanish city almost a month after the country's worst natural disaster in decades on Oct. 29.

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