By Paul Whitelock
People affected by the devastating storms and floods in eastern Spain accuse the authorities of being slow to respond.
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Background
The first deluges and extensive flooding brought about by the worst DANA in living memory were last Tuesday. The worst area affected was the Valencia region in eastern Spain. Other areas such as Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia were also hit.
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Today, six days on, locals are starting to criticise the authorities for a lack of warnings about the bad weather to come; slow reaction by regional and national government; an inadequate response from the police, fire services and the army; and a lack of resources to deal with a catastrophe on this scale.
President of the Generalitat Valenciana Carlos Mazón is under pressure to resign.
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Both Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) were quick to visit the worst areas, but they are accused of not mobilising support quickly enough.
Feijóo used the opportunity to score political points by criticising the government of Sánchez. What a “pr**k”! At a time like this he should be pledging to work together with the government to assist the desperate people affected.
To his credit Sánchez has promised all the government help the disaster zone needs.
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