Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia
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.
Watch: Protesters shout ‘killers’ at Spanish king as he visits flood-stricken Valencia
The king of Spain was pelted with mud and rocks by a crowd of furious flood survivors as he visited a devastated town in Spain’s Valencia region on Sunday.
Spanish King's visit to flood-stricken Valencia suburb interrupted by angry mud-throwing residents
PAIPORTA, Spain - Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb particularly badly hit by last week’s deadly floods protested on Nov 3 during a visit by Spanish King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez,
Queen Letizia in tears as she gets pelted with mud during visit to flood-hit Valencia
Queen Letizia and King Felipe visited Paiporta, which is one of the areas worst-affected by last week's floods in Spain.
Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia
Spain's prime minister has ordered 5,000 more troops and 5,000 police officers and civil guards to the Valencia region as residents criticise local authorities over their response to catastrophic flooding. Pedro Sánchez said 211 people have been confirmed dead, with the toll expected to rise further.
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
Chanting "Murderers, murderers!" they vented pent-up anger over what has been widely perceived by local residents as tardy alerts from the authorities about the dangers of Tuesday's flooding, and then a late response by the emergency services when disaster struck.
Crowds hurl mud at Spain's king and queen in flood-ravaged Valencia
Crews in Spain searched for flood survivors as teams stepped up efforts to pump water from flooded carparks into Monday, per Spanish outlet El País. Why it matters: The climate-change related flooding has killed 214 people as of Monday morning and building anger in affected communities over the government's response culminated in Valencia residents throwing mud and other objects at Spain's visiting King Felipe,
Anger erupts in Paiporta (Valencia) during the visit of the King, Sánchez, and Mazón
The episode, and the sequence of unacceptable events, will be forever embedded in the collective memory of Paiporta. They ...
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Violent mob chases Spain’s king, prime minister out of flood-hit Valencia town
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Fury in Spain: Locals hurl mud, insults at King and Prime Minister Sanchez as flood death toll hits 217
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Spain deploys more troops to Valencia to help with flood recovery as protests are planned
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