Traveling in the south-east of Spain this Sunday, November 3, King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were greeted by jets of projectiles in Paiporta, a town devastated by floods which left more than 200 dead in the country.
Screams and throwing projectiles. King Felipe VI of Spain and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were welcomed this Sunday, November 3, with cries of’«assassins!»in Paiporta, a town devastated by this week's floods, by an angry crowd who threw mud at the procession, AFP journalists noted on site.
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 resigns!”, “how many deaths?”, “out !”shouted the crowd who accused the authorities of having abandoned them to their fate.
With mud on their faces and clothes, King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia had to end their visit to Paiporta on Sunday, the epicenter of the floods that hit Spain, after scenes that bordered on the riot.
The rulers tried to talk to residents and calm their anger, directed in particular at socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the right-wing president of the Valencia region Carlos Mazón, before eventually leaving the premises.
The regional government of Valencia, and Carlos Mazon in particular, has been the subject of persistent criticism for having sent a late telephone alert message to residents on Tuesday, while Aemet, the State Meteorological Agency, had placed the region in “red alert” from the morning. Criticisms rejected by Mr. Mazon, who assures that he followed the protocol in force.
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