Valencia government rules out resignations as anger grows over Spain flood response

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The catastrophe started on 29 October when torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, with some areas receiving a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours.

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00:00Authorities in Valencia have ruled out any imminent resignations from the regional government

00:07as anger continues to grow over the response to catastrophic flooding.

00:12Thousands of people staged a protest on Saturday night accusing the regional government of

00:17sending out public warnings about the dangers of the flooding too slowly.

00:22A group of protesters demanding the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazón clashed

00:27with riot police in front of the city hall.

00:30The EFE news agency said at least 31 police officers were injured in the violence.

00:36But the region's vice president said no one would be stepping down as to do so would be

00:41a betrayal of the victims.

00:43At least 222 people have been killed in Spain's worst natural disaster in decades.

00:50The flooding started after torrential rain lashed the eastern region of Valencia on 29

00:55October, with some areas receiving a year's worth of rain in just eight hours.

01:00The central government in Madrid has mobilized thousands of troops and police officers to

01:05help with relief and clean-up operations.

01:07And thousands of ordinary citizens have also stepped up to help, with no definite estimate

01:12as to exactly how many have come forward.

01:15The full extent of the damage is unknown, but Spain's Consortium for Insurance Compensation

01:21estimates that it will pay out at least 3.5 billion euros in compensation.

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