Spain’s royals, prime minister and other politicians were greeted by crowds hurling mud and debris on Sunday when they tried to visit Paiporta, where over 60 people perished
With the flooding having killed more than 200 people, the anger over the perceived lack of warning and slow response erupted into chants of ‘murderer’ and mud-slinging at the Spain’s king and queen.
Government officials accompanied the monarch who tried to talk to locals while others shouted at him in Paiporta, an outskirt of Valencia city that has been devastated.
Mud hit the monarchs in the face and clothes as they tried to calm the angry crowd in scenes that underscored the frustration over the response to the disaster, which has now claimed at least 217 lives, with many more still missing.