The region of Valencia was the one that registered the highest number of deaths with a total of 212 people after DANA in Spain, while in Castilla-La Mancha seven bodies were found and in Andalusia the balance was one fatality. 183 people have already been identified, according to information from the central government
There are at least 220 deaths after the floods caused by the High Level Isolated Depression (DANA) in several regions of Spain, including the Valencian Community, Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha and Catalonia, according to the latest balance of official figures, reported the agency EFE. Likewise, the number of people rescued amounts to 36,721, 64 of them in the last hours.
The majority of fatalities were recorded in Valencia (212 people), while there were seven in the Castilla-La Mancha region and one in Andalusia.
The number of missing persons remains at 78 people, according to complaints filed by relatives in the corresponding offices.
On the other hand, the data provided by the central government reveal that 219 autopsies have been carried out and that these revealed that eight people died from causes not related to DANA. 183 people have been identified and 128 bodies have been handed over to relatives.
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Demonstration in Valencia
On November 4, the Minister of Justice and Relations with the Courts, Félix Bolaños, announced that the Council of Ministers would take two actions on November 5 to respond to the tragedy caused in these regions. In addition, he reiterated that they were betting on collaboration between governments to address the climate phenomenon that had already caused more than 200 deaths in the entity.
On November 9, thousands of Valencians took to the streets to protest the response that has been given to the damage caused by DANA and to demand the resignation of Carlos Mazón, president of the Generalitat Valenciana, belonging to the Popular Party (PP). The demonstration had been called by about 65 social, civic organizations and unions of the Valencian Community in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia.
“They have proven to be incompetent,” spokeswoman Anna Oliver said before the protests began, he reported. Euronews. «They have not known how to manage a natural disaster, they have not known how to alert us at the time, they do not know how to organize us with the help of cleaning and collecting material and, of course, they are not going to be able to organize the reconstruction that our Country needs. Valencia. Therefore, you have to go home now.
Attendees chanted cries of “murderer” and “resignation,” and carried signs with slogans such as “Where were you then?” to reject the management of the authorities in the face of this natural disaster that occurred on October 29, when torrential rains in the southeast of Spain caused sudden floods. The first balance, offered on October 30, reflected at least 51 deaths in the Valencia region.
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