King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have been met by an angry mob of flood victims in Valencia after the region endured one of the deadliest floods in decades.
, of the royal couple’s visit to the town of Paiporta showed the pair walking through the devastated streets while crowds formed around them, hurling abuse and mud which splattered on their faces and clothes.
The King and Queen spoke with several flood survivors during the visit. Picture: AP Photo / David Melero “We share the anguish of the citizens. We know their needs and we have clear priorities: saving lives, recovering the bodies of those who have died and rebuilding the areas affected by the Dana,” Mr Sanchez said in a post to X on Sunday night.
The Valencia region in the east of the country was hit hardest with photos showing dozens of cars jammed in narrow streets and piled on top of each other.Many streets were carpeted with silt and mud making the flood clean up extremely time consuming. Picture: AP Photo / Manu Fernandez
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