Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Letizia were accompanied by Pedro Sanchez and the president of the Valencia region during a visit to Paiporta, one of the most affected cities.
Published on 03/11/2024 14:37
Updated on 03/11/2024 14:39
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King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia hastily left Paiporta on Sunday, November 3, after being physically heckled by devastated residents of this town devastated by Tuesday's floods, which caused the death of at least 217 people . The royal couple, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and the president of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazon, were greeted with shouts of“assassins !” by an angry crowd.
Some passers-by threw mud and other projectiles at their delegation, as shown in images from several Spanish channels on site.
The hostility of these residents is particularly directed against Carlos Mazon and Pedro Sanchez. “Mazón resigns!”, “How many deaths?”, “Out !”shouted the crowd, who blamed the authorities for their delay in raising the alarm before the sudden rise in water and their reaction since considered late and insufficient.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia tried to speak to residents and calm their anger, before eventually leaving the scene, report APF journalists on site. Their program included a visit to another town near Valencia, Chiva, later on Sunday.
Images from the El Diario site notably show the queen, her sleeve stained with mud, facing several virulent residents. “You don’t lack water”we hear a woman say to him. “People here are dying.”add a man off camera.
“I understand the social indignation and of course I stay to receive it. It is my political and moral obligation. The king's attitude this morning was exemplary.”reacted Carlos Mazon, the president of the region, on
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