President of Valencia Carlos Mazón, has announced his resignation, bowing to intense public fury and political pressure over his administration’s handling of the deadly floods, which devastated the region over a year ago. The Conservative People’s Party (PP) leader Mazón, had clung to power despite receiving calls for him to step down from president’s position, after a disaster in late 2024 claimed the lives of 229 people. He allegedly spent over three hours having lunch with a journalist as citizens were drowning in their homes and cars. Mazón has previously defended his administration, saying there was no government in the world that has the tools to alter, stop or avoid an episode of torrential rains. Public anger was compounded by the significant delay in issuing emergency alerts.