Spain is racing to reconstruct areas devastated by deadly floods last month but experts have urged a rethink of development with the relocation of buildings away from vulnerable areas.But Romero Aloy said there has to be a "rethinking the territorial model and considering removing buildings or installations that face a high risk" of flooding.

Angry residents called for fresh protests in Spain on Friday as the country marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed 230 people.The authorities' handling of the disaster prompted trade unions and associations to call for rallies in the hardest-hit areas later on Friday.

A month after floods killed at least 224 people, Spain has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days in a bid to allow workers to stay home during weather emergencies.

Workers instructed by civil protection agencies to stay home due to unsafe conditions will be entitled to four days of paid leave

In the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events, the Spanish government has approved the introduction of a four-day paid "weather leave." The new regulations introduced by the Spanish government aim to assist employees who cannot reach work due to adverse weather conditions.

Spain's government has introduced paid leave for workers to avoid travel during weather emergencies. The new policy allows up to four days off. This follows deadly floods in Valencia last October that killed 230 people.

Several companies had drawn ire for ordering their employees to keep working even after the national weather agency issued a red alert at the time of the floods