Spain PM to address parliament on catastrophic floods
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Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will face lawmakers to explain the management of late October s catastrophic floods that left 226 people...
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will face lawmakers to explain the management of late October's catastrophic floods that left 226 people dead, his office said on Sunday.
Having wrecked infrastructure, gutted buildings and inundated fields, the October 29 disaster has sparked outrage at the authorities for their perceived mismanagement, with a minister acknowledging that many of the deaths were "avoidable".
Given Sanchez's attendance at the G20 meeting in Brazil this week, that appearance could take place on November 27, the Moncloa Palace added.
Political tensions over the handling of Spain's worst such disaster in a generation have boiled over, with the centre-left central government trading blame with the right-wing adminstration in Valencia, the worst-hit region.
The Valencian regional authorities have been heavily criticised for being slow to react to the weather warning, taking too long to ask people to stay indoors and too slow to provide help.
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