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Outpouring of unity in Spain as anger grows over slow response to floods (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Amidst the devastation of the floods in Valencia, Spain, an outpouring of solidarity has emerged, with thousands of volunteers assisting in cleanup efforts. However, anger is growing over the slow response from authorities, with many residents feeling abandoned and criticizing the lack of adequate warning systems. The Spanish government has deployed additional troops and police to aid in relief efforts.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That too I understand. Hence no military dress, but the equipment.. temporary bridger, pop up medical facilities, engineering corps, so much to gain too.

So I think it would be worthwhile to see in what form this can be done. As the scale of what happened in Spain is just mind boggling. The picture of the entire street blocked with a wall of cars piled 2 stories high.. so many dead.. more homeless..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On the flipside in the US, our last climate change fueled disaster had rampant conspiracy theories about government weather control devices and FEMA doing... idk something nefarious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

The lies that Y'all queda spread on this where insane. Literally undermining the help.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You don’t need to convince me of the utility of it. Unlike the United States, Spain doesn’t have a national guard.

The people of Spain are already pretty pissed. The government is probably not interested in something that will anger them further. Of course, that leaves the government of Spain in a tough spot.

What they should do, in my own opinion, is to seize on this moment of the surge in volunteers and step in to help organize the effort better.