A crowd of angry survivors threw mud and insults at the king during his visit to one of the worst flood-affected towns, according to the British Sky News website.
It was the king and his wife Queen Letiziaaccompanied by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, walk around the town Bayporta The destroyer, outside the city of Valencia, where public anger over the management of the crisis reached its peak on Sunday.
The total number of deaths increased due to the devastating floods that struck the south and east Spain On Tuesday and Wednesday to 217, most of them in the area ValenciaIn addition, thousands of homes were destroyed and nearly 3,000 families remained without electricity.
Floods also inundated streets and basements of buildings, and swept away cars.
Discontent with the management of Spain’s worst natural disaster in living memory began after the initial shock wore off.
And it was Bayporta One of the most affected areas, more than 60 people died and thousands of lives were shattered.
The floods had already begun to inundate Bayporta with crushing waves when officials issued an alert on mobile phones that appeared two hours too late.
Anger increased due to the inability of officials to respond quickly in the aftermath of the disaster.
Pictures of the king’s visit to the town show his face covered in splatters of mud, while police on horseback had to intervene at one point and push back a crowd of several dozen people.
One of the young men shouted at the king, “They knew that, they knew that, and yet they did nothing.”
Bodyguards opened umbrellas to protect the king’s visitors and officials while demonstrators threw mud at them.
The Prime Minister was evacuated Sanchez From the scene of the accident, according to the Spanish channel RTVE.
