Those affected by DANA have thrown mud and rebuked the royal entourage, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, during their visit this Sunday to Paiporta, one of the hardest hit towns. because of the storm.
Numerous people have greeted the delegation with insults of “murderers”, “resignation” and “get out” and have confronted it, producing very tense moments. Also, some objects have been thrown, which could have injured one of the bodyguards in the face. While, both the king and queen have tried to mediate with the people that they have approached them, as reported by TVE’s envoy to the area, Joan Moreno.
Felipe VI — who wanted to continue with the visit and has insisted on attending to the citizens who approached him — had to be protected by a cordon of agents, some of them on horseback. In images, it has also been possible to see the queen with her face and hands covered in mud, visibly excited, while talking to a woman. A resident of Paiporta has rebuked the delegation that they have been left “with nothing” and another young man has reproached them that “it was known” and “nothing was done.”
Despite the situation, The king has continued to approach different neighbors several times and has exchanged a few words with them. Some, very emotional and crying, have asked the monarchs for materials or supplies. After several minutes and due to the tension, the monarchs were escorted to their vehicle to end the visit.
As TVE has learned, Sánchez has been evacuated to the Advanced Command Post and it is in good condition, although images have been seen in which several neighbors hit their car. The kings had arrived this Sunday in Valencia to visit Paiporta and Chivatwo of the towns heavily affected by DANA, and they were going to visit them together with Sánchez and Mazón, sources from the Royal Family had informed about the trip this morning.
The visit to Chiva is suspended
After Paiporta, the delegation was scheduled to head to the town of Chiva. Although initially it was reported that the visit would continue, finally The kings, Sánchez and Mazón have agreed to suspend itas TVE has learned. In Chiva, many residents were waiting for their arrival and a security device had already been deployed, RNE reported, which also reported that there were several outraged citizens.
In his place, the president of the Government has moved to Integrated Operational Coordination Center (BLIND PEOPLE)where he participated in his meeting with the kings and the president of the Valencian Community.
Before their tour of Paiporta, the kings They had been at the advanced command post of that town to learn about the last hour of the rescue and recovery of basic supplies, a visit that passed without incident.
Zarzuela sources had also assured that the kings “remain attentive and concerned since the beginning of the catastrophe” and have announced that Felipe VI will preside next Monday morning, at the UME Headquarters in the Torrejón Air Basethe meeting of the Crisis Committee to monitor the effects of DANA.
Likewise, attendance on Kings Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Cervantes Institute board of trustees and at the 24th Tudela City ‘Opera Prima’ Film Festival, scheduled for Wednesday, have been suspended.
Sánchez “will not deviate from the objective” and Mazón “understands the indignation”
After the meeting at CECOPI, Pedro Sanchez He has said that he is not going to “deviate from the objective of saving lives, recovering bodies and rebuilding the province of Valencia”, despite “what may happen” with some “absolutely marginal” acts. “I want to convey all our solidarity and the recognition by the Government of Spain of the anguish and suffering of many neighbors,” he told the media.
Carlos Mazónfor his part, has assured that he understands “the social indignation” and that “of course I will stay to receive it.” “It is my political and moral obligation. The King’s attitude this morning has been exemplary,” he wrote on social networks. The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóohas also highlighted the “exemplary” behavior of the kings, whom he thanked for “always being at the service of the Spanish people.” For the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, Felipe VI has been a sign of “exemplarity” and Letizia the face of “Spain’s sentiment.”
Regarding Voxsaid that during the visit “Pedro Sánchez and Real Spain were face to face.” “And the criminal has had to flee from his victims. Now he has to leave the Government. And he has to do it now,” the group led by Santiago Abascal wrote on social networks.
From Podemos, its general secretary, Ione Herbhas considered that “it is normal for people to get angry” at the situation. “It is normal for people to get angry if official visits can be organized, including that of the king, at the same time that help and troops to humanely rescue the corpses and clean flooded water and mud where infections are going to proliferate do not arrive. It’s pure disgust,” he wrote on social networks.
Along these lines, it has also been expressed Compromís that has described the visit as a “provocation” given the “negligent management” of Mazón’s DANA and “a Pedro Sánchez who is not up to the task.” “(The riots) are a reflection of the general unrest of a town that is currently in a critical situation; those affected do not want to be a photo backdrop or a set for walks, they are not a damn safari,” said the Valencian party in a statement.
More than 200 deaths from DANA
The DANA, which devastated the eastern part of the Peninsula on Tuesday, especially the Valencian Community, has been the most devastating in recent decades in our country. The floods have left more than 200 dead and dozens missing.
Besides, there are collapsed infrastructures and incalculable damagewhich both neighbors and volunteers try to alleviate. The storm, however, continues this Sunday and the orange warning for rain remains in place in both the Valencian Community and Catalonia and Murcia.
For this Sunday Traffic has been limited in eleven Valencian municipalities: Aldaia, Alaquàs, Picanya, Sedaví, Paiporta, Benetússer, Alfafar, Massanassa, Catarroja, Albal and Beniparrell. But, from Zarzuela they have clarified that the restrictions are not due to the visit of the kingsbut rather the Generalitat has dictated it to facilitate the work of the emergency teams.
In the affected area, they have already been deployed more than 4,300 soldiers3,633 of them at street level and 690 in headquarters and other logistical units. The Ministry of the Interior has also deployed 4,473 civil guards and national police in the affected areas in the Valencian Community. The Generalitat Valenciana has already created five immediate response groups with the aim of facing the emergency.
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