Spain's Valencia celebrated its annual Fallas festival on Sunday (March 16) with some giant figures depicting Valencia regional leader Carlos Mazon and DANA storm five months after the deadly floods. “Fallas are about criticism and satire, but always with respect", vice president of El Pilar Falla Maria Jesus Andres told Reuters. - REUTERS

Fallas figures target flood failures in annual Spanish festival

Spain's Valencia celebrated its annual Fallas festival on Sunday (March 16) with some giant figures depicting Valencia regional leader Carlos Mazon and DANA storm five months after the deadly floods. “Fallas are about criticism and satire, but always with respect", vice president of El Pilar Falla Maria Jesus Andres told Reuters. - REUTERS

Published: 17 Mar 2025