Survivors of Spain’s worst flooding in decades reportedly heckled and threw projectiles at the Spanish royal couple and government officials who visited the epicenter of the disaster on Sunday. It seems so.
King Felipe VI leads others into mud and other objects believed to have been thrown by angry protesters as his bodyguards use umbrellas to protect him in Paiporta, Valencia. Reuters video show. “Murderers!” demonstrators shouted along a muddy road at the king, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, video footage showed.
Many protesters reportedly brandished shovels and sticks. Some shouted “Get out!” Get out! ” Associated Press (AP) reported. There were also police officers on horseback trying to control the crowd.
Spain’s King Felipe VI (CR) was attacked by angry residents throwing mud and objects during a visit to Paiporta in eastern Spain’s Valencia region on November 3, 2024, in the aftermath of devastating and deadly floods. I get heckled. A delegation led by Spain’s king and prime minister was heckled today, with some shouting “assassins” and others throwing mud at them, during a visit to the deadly flood-hit Valencia region, an AFP reporter at the scene said. It is said that there were also King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, together with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other officials, visited the town of Paiporta, one of the towns worst affected by the floods that killed more than 200 people. (Photo by Manaure Quintero/AFP) (Photo by Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images)
“It was known, but no one did anything,” the young man told Felipe as others crowded around the pair, according to the video.
Felipe appeared unfazed, wearing a muddy raincoat and talking and hugging some protesters, according to the video program. According to the Associated Press, a man cried on Felipe’s shoulder, and a woman cried on Leticia’s shoulder as she cried.
One of Letizia’s bodyguards was injured in the forehead, and Sanchez’s official car reportedly suffered a hole in the rear windshield. A woman also reportedly hit an official vehicle with an umbrella, and another vehicle kicked the official vehicle and drove away.
Mr. Sánchez condemned this action in a press conference following his visit to Paiporta and Chiba. “We share the suffering of our people. We understand their needs and have clear priorities.” he said Partially. “Violence by a few does not distract us from the collective good.”
Survivors’ shock appears to have been replaced by anger at the alleged slowness of the government’s warning and the slow response of emergency services. According to the Associated Press, Paiporta was already inundated with flooding, and the mobile phone alert from local authorities came two hours late.
On November 3, 2024, while the King and Queen of Spain were visiting Paiporta in the Valencia region of eastern Spain, Queen Letizia of Spain, with mud stains on her face, speaks with King Felipe VI after being heckled by angry residents (C ). The aftermath of a devastating deadly flood. A delegation led by Spain’s king and prime minister was heckled today, with some shouting “assassins” and others throwing mud at them, during a visit to the deadly flood-hit Valencia region, an AFP reporter at the scene said. It is said that there were also King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, together with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other officials, visited the town of Paiporta, one of the towns worst affected by the floods that killed more than 200 people. (Photo by Manaure Quintero/AFP) (Photo by Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images)
The storms on Tuesday and Wednesday separately affected southern and eastern Spain, from Malaga to Valencia and AP. reported. Debris flows swept away vehicles and other debris on the roads, leaving them in clutter. Police and rescue workers reportedly hoisted people from their homes and used a rubber boat to rescue a driver who was stranded on the roof of his car.
More than 200 deaths were recorded in Valencia. As of Friday, three other people had died in Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia. According to To Elpas. (Related: 63 dead in flash floods, worst in 30 years)
Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles called the flooding “unprecedented” and noted that “the scale of the tragedy is absolutely incredible,” El Paz newspaper reported. Robles added that some of the military personnel sent to help the disaster victims also lost loved ones in the disaster, expressing their condolences to the affected residents.
As of Saturday, the number of deployed soldiers has increased to 5,000, and the number of national police and private security personnel has increased to 10,000, Sanchez said. saidAccording to the outlet. The deployment was Spain’s largest in peacetime, it said, adding that 4,800 people were rescued and more than 30,000 people were evacuated.
According to EL PAÍS, each victim in Valencia will receive direct aid of $6,510, the regional government of Valencia announced. The aid is part of a $270 million plan that will reportedly also address housing rebuilding and transportation needs.
