The King of Spain visited Valencia after devastating floods swept through the region of Valencia. King Felipe can be seen being escorted by security through a violent crowd on foot, as protestors shout 'murderer'.
Spain 's King Felipe was seen snapping at Valencia n locals who screamed and threw mud at him and his wife as they visited the region in the wake of the devastating floods that have so far killed 217.
At one point, the crowd was so close they were able to have full conversations with the King. After a Valencian screamed at him, he said in response: 'If you want, I won't come and I'll stay in Madrid.
Jose Ribelles, a 23-year-old supermarket worker whose life had been upended by the flood, told the Times: 'What do you expect? For us to tell him sweet nothings?''They wanted to kill us. The first thing you have to do is warn people when a dam is about to be overwhelmed and broken.He said he witnessed several dead bodies in the supermarket he worked at.
Read More Moment man hangs onto wall for dear life as raging flood water pushes floating car towards him The king and queen spent an hour trying to calm tempers before leaving themselves. Queen Letizia can be seen with mud on her face while a bodyguard behind her has blood streaming down his head after he was likely hit by one of the objects thrown at the royals
Describing 'the worst natural disaster in the recent history of our country,' Sanchez said it was the second deadliest flood in Europe this century. A crowd of angry survivors tossed mud and shouted insults at King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia as well as government officials when they made their first visit to one of the hardest hit towns on Sunday
Most of the clean-up of the layers and layers of mud and debris that has invaded countless homes has been carried out by residents and thousands of volunteers.Felipe insisted on trying to speak with people as he continued his visit. He spoke to several people, patting two young men on their backs and sharing a quick embrace, with mud stains on his black raincoat.
Read More Almost 2,000 people missing after monster Spanish storm hit Valencia - as Palma goes into LOCKDOWN Sanchez later said while he empathised with the 'anguish and suffering' of the victims, he condemned 'all forms of violence'. Authorities have come under fire over the warning systems before the floods, and some stricken residents have complained the response to the disaster is too slow.
Authorities in the Valencia region have restricted access to roads for two days to allow emergency services to carry out search, rescue and logistics operations more effectively. Officials expect the death toll to keep rising, with the disaster already Europe's worst flood-related calamities since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal
Ordinary citizens carrying food, water and cleaning equipment continued their grassroots initiative to assist the recovery on Saturday. He is due to visit flood-hit areas along with the royals and Sanchez on Sunday, Spanish news agency EFE reported.Rescue teams search for missing people in a flooded residential car park in Picanya municipality, Valencia, on November 2 following the storm
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