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Spanish Valencia regional leader Carlos Mazón resigns over his government’s mishandling of floods that killed more than 230 people and caused $19.6 billion in damage.

He faced public outcry for a slow emergency response, including delaying flood alerts and attending a lunch meeting as disaster unfolded.

Massive protests and calls for his resignation intensified ahead of the one-year memorial held last week, with victims’ families publicly criticizing him.

MADRID — The leader of Spain’s Valencia region said Monday he was stepping down over his government’s handling of the devastating flash floods that killed more than 230 people last year and whose response he is widely seen as h

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