Angry residents in flood devastated areas of Valencia, booed King Felipe of Spain and pelted him with eggs and mud as scuffles broke out around him.
Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain’s King Felipe as he visited the Valencia region, where more than 200 people have died in devastating floods. Some in the crowd shouted “murderers” when Felipe visited Paiporta, just outside of Valencia city, along with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and regional governor Carlos Mazon After they posed for a photo, the crowd began hurling insults at the king and Mazon. The crowd surged towards the king who tried to shield himself with an umbrella.
One of the latest confirmed dead was a 70-year-old woman whose body was found more than 12 kilometers from her house The slow and uncoordinated response to the crisis has infuriated many in Valencia. On Saturday, Sanchez ordered 5,000 more troops to help with salvage efforts in flooded areas, calling the storm the “worst natural disaster” in the county’s history. He addressed the anger and frustration at the slow response by authorities, admitting it was “not enough”. “I know that.
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