Crowds hurl mud at Spanish king on visit to flood disaster town
Monday, 4 November 2024 () Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 3, 2024
Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain's king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more than 210 people. More heavy rain fell on the Valencia region after King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez were forced to leave Paiporta where more than 70 people died in floods last Tues
Spain's king and queen cut short their visit to the flood-hit town of Paiporta after an angry crowd pelted them with mud and told them to "get out". The extraordinary scenes underscored the depth of the anger in the country over the response to the nation's worst such disaster in decades, with the...
Monday, 4 November 2024 ()
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 3, 2024
