King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the south-east of Spain this Sunday, November 3, where floods have killed more than 200 people this week. They were met with anger by locals who threw mud at them.
King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez were greeted with anger by residents of the Valencia region where he is traveling this Sunday, November 3, in connection with the floods which left more than 200 dead this week.
“Assassins, assassins,” several passers-by shouted in their direction.
Whistles also sounded as the king and the head of government passed and mud was thrown in the direction of the procession. Their security services had to intervene to keep residents at bay.
The hostility of these residents is particularly directed against the right-wing president of the Valencia region Carlos Mazón and the socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “Mazón resign!”, “how many dead?”, “out!” shouted the crowd who accused the authorities of having abandoned them to their fate.
The King of Spain arrived early this Sunday afternoon in Paiporta, near Valencia, one of the cities most bereaved by the tragic floods, with his wife Queen Letizia at his side.
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The sovereigns went to the crisis center set up by the authorities, where they received the latest information concerning the relief operations, the royal house said in a message on X.
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Accompanied by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the royal couple must then go to Chiva, another city near Valencia hard hit by this tragedy, which left at least 217 dead, according to the latest report.
Their visit comes as the Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet) issued a new orange alert for heavy rains in the Valencia region and while a red alert synonymous with extreme danger was issued for the province of Almeria, in Andalusia, due to risk of flooding.
