Tens of thousands demonstrate in Valencia over floods
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Tens of thousands protest in Valencia over the Spanish authorities' handling of the deadly floods. Also: the women giving up sex with men because of Donald Trump, and an emperor penguin's epic journey to Australia.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Sunday the 10th of November, these are our main |
| 0:08.6 | stories. More than 100,000 people have been demonstrating in the Spanish city of Valencia |
| 0:13.8 | over the regional government's handling of last week's deadly flash flights. |
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| 0:22.9 | Hamas until the attitudes of both sides improve. Russia is hosting a summit of foreign ministers |
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| 0:36.7 | we don't have stuff like this, at least where we're from, in America. |
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| 0:47.2 | But their numbers are about to be severely restricted. |
| 0:50.5 | We find out why. |
| 0:55.3 | As we record this podcast, more than 100,000 demonstrators who have been protesting in Valencia |
| 1:01.0 | against the regional government's handling of those devastating flash floods that left more than 200 people dead. |
| 1:08.6 | More than a year's worth of rain fell in that area of Spain in just eight |
| 1:13.1 | hours, leaving many people trapped in their houses or underground car parks. The regional governor, |
| 1:19.8 | Carlos Mathan, has been accused of missing an emergency meeting because he was having dinner |
| 1:25.1 | with a journalist. People taking part in the protests |
| 1:28.1 | chanted slogans calling on Mr Mathan to resign. |
| 1:36.8 | Guy Hedgeko was at the demonstration and gave me this update earlier. |
| 1:43.1 | Well, I'm in the middle of the protest at the moment. |
| 1:45.6 | We're marching through the streets of central Valencia. |
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