Anger boiled over on Sunday in Spain’s flood-stricken Valencia region as locals attacked Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s motorcade and threw mud at King Felipe VI.
A royal entourage that also included Queen Letizia came under pressure from angry crowds in the town of Paiporta, which was among the hardest hit by the devastating floods that have claimed the lives of at least 211 people, with 1,900 others still missing.
Residents accuse authorities of failing to warn them about rising floodwaters and have complained that recovery teams have been largely absent in the aftermath of the disaster.
“I want to convey all our solidarity and our recognition of the anguish and suffering of the people of Paiporta,” Sánchez told the media. But he added that he “rejected the kind of violence like that which we’ve seen today.”
