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Spanish royal couple welcomed by angry people near Valencia
During a visit to the disaster area, an angry crowd threw mud and shouted insults at the monarch.
King Felipe VI tried to calm angry citizens in Paiporta on Sunday. (November 3, 2024)
Foto: Biel Alino (Keystone)
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After the destructive floods The Spanish royal couple felt the anger and desperation of the people during a visit to the disaster area. “Murderers,” people shouted at King Felipe VI on Sunday in the particularly hard-hit community of Paiporta near Valencia. and his wife Letizia.
This was reported by a reporter from the AFP news agency. Angry people also threw mud and objects at the king.
The royal couple traveled to Paiporta, west of the coastal metropolis of Valencia, together with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and regional president Carlos Mazón. In the crisis center there, Felipe got an idea of the situation, as the royal family reported on the online service X. The community of Chiva was then on the visit program.
Felipe VI and his wife Letizia were accompanied by government members. Paiporta is one of the hardest hit places in the region. (November 3, 2024)
Foto: Jose Jimen (Keystone)
The mood in the town, which was one of the worst devastated, was very tense, state broadcaster RTVE reported. The royal couple tried to talk to the people who approached the group and calm them down. Felipe wanted to continue his visit to the town, but was then shielded by bodyguards – some on horses – for security reasons. It was initially unclear whether the visit would continue.
Already 217 fatalities found
According to information from Sunday, 217 fatalities have already been found, 213 of them in the Valencia region. The authorities expect further fatalities, for example in cars swept away by the tidal waves. There is also a lack of drinking water and food in the disaster areas.
The royal couple’s visit was also overshadowed by the threat of further heavy rain. The Spanish meteorological agency Aemet issued a second-highest level orange warning for the Valencia region due to new heavy rains. Accordingly, 100 liters of rain per square meter could fall in some places.
A red alert has even been declared for the province of Almería in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia: This means extreme danger. The area, which is popular with tourists, must therefore expect flooding due to heavy rain.
Extreme rain fell in the east and south of Spain on Tuesday. In some places it rained more than usual in a whole year. The flood disaster is the worst in Spain in decades.
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