Carlos Mazon, the president of Valencia, Spain, issued a formal apology on November 15 for the government’s handling of last month’s catastrophic floods that resulted in at least 224 fatalities. In a speech before the regional parliament, he admitted that there were ‘errors’ in the response to the crisis and expressed his commitment to take responsibility. Mazon acknowledged public frustration over the perceived inadequacy of aid and reaffirmed his intention to address the shortcomings in the government’s management of the disaster.

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