After deadly floods, Spain faces a political storm
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The deadly floods in Spain have revealed a deeper crisis, as public outrage grows over government mismanagement in Valencia. With mud-slinging at the king and queen, protesters demanding the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon, and now thousands evacuated in Malaga, how will authorities respond to mounting anger and prepare for future climate disasters?
In this episode:
- Marcos Bartolomé (@bartoleiros), Producer, The Take
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Cole van Miltenberg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, as the shock from Spain's floods recedes, anger takes its place. |
| 0:17.9 | We don't deserve any of it. The people don't deserve this. |
| 0:21.7 | I'm here to demand answers because this is not normal. |
| 0:26.8 | With more than 200 dead, how will authorities deal with the political storm? |
| 0:33.2 | I'm Malika Bilal and this is The Take. |
| 0:52.3 | An estimated 130,000 protesters took to the streets of Valencia this weekend, |
| 0:55.0 | calling for the resignation of regional leader Carlos Maton of Spain's People's Party. |
| 0:58.0 | The mismanagement of the irresponsible, the shameful ones has to end. |
| 1:02.0 | It's shameful that the People's Party is once again tarnishing the name of our land. |
| 1:07.0 | It's the latest in days of protests that have followed the storm on October 29th that devastated the region. |
| 1:13.6 | And anger has even been directed at Spain's King and Queen. |
| 1:21.6 | When the royals visited affected areas earlier this month, protesters pelted them with mud and called them murderers. |
| 1:28.4 | It's all a story that's hit close to home for one of our own. |
| 1:41.2 | My name is Marcos Bertolome. I'm an audio producer at the take, and I am coming to you from Barcelona, Spain. |
| 1:47.6 | Barcelona is about 350 kilometers away from Valencia, up Spain's eastern coast, and was also affected by the flood. |
| 1:56.4 | And Marco says the disaster, and the way it's been handled has affected Spaniards everywhere. |
| 2:02.9 | No one is spared, right? Like it could happen in Barcelona next time. Today, even, it's |
| 2:07.2 | happening in Malaga. It is definitely in 90% of my conversations. |
| 2:15.3 | Marcos, it's really good to have you on this side of the microphone. |
| 2:18.8 | It is no surprise that this is what everyone has been talking about in Spain over the past few weeks. |
| 2:25.7 | It's been described by witnesses as being like a tsunami. |
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