Mud flung at Spain's king as clean up and search efforts continue in flood aftermath

Angry crowds have thrown mud and other projectiles towards Spain's King Felipe VI in Paiporta, Valencia, as the search for people missing in the country's flood-hit areas continued.

On Saturday, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced that thousands of troops would be deployed to help response efforts. The death toll from the floods has risen to more than 210


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[td]

Not surprising that the Guardian only tells part of the story- the king was with the prime minister who fled when the crowd became unruly.

[asboukcomfortable]

The King can use his fortune to help the poor unfortunate suffering people! Lloret del Mar AND Villaseca my parts of Spain. We praying for the poor devastated Spanish people! UK 🇬🇧😢🙏

[nunununu]

The earth is hitting back against man made disruption

[brainstormingsharing]

🔴 Yes, absolutely well said! Millions, hundreds of millions and even billions of people from all around the world, are absolutely tired and fed up of the kings, queens, emperors, sultans, etc. Taxpayers are absolutely fed up!!! RIP to the victims 🙏

[versionha]

Went quite well the meet and greet I thought

[wangjinwen]

this is the moment you realize nobody in the country feel they need the king anymore. wth is the use of the king nowadays?

[davidcampbell]

This is what Kim Jong Starmer is going to face when he goes into the streets and meets the public

[kaydwelly]

Put the crown down and help ur people….use ur money to help repair the damage

[calvinang]

I have questioned the lack of government response from day one. The army is the best unit to coordinate the recovery in these types of situations

[susanpettitt]

From some one who as travelled many times to Valencia just wanted to say love respect and bless all thanks..x

[susanb]

If you are still driving everywhere and voting for the same old same old, you are part of the problem

[Bapf]

And the president of Spain and the president of the Valencian Community escaped and left the kings alone in front of the crowd.

[thespanishresident]

The Guardian should report on the entire event. The main ire of the crowd was directed towards the prime minister Pedro Sanchez, who fled the scene while sticks were thrown at him and people attacked his car. The king was able to stay because he was not the main object of hatred of the crowd as he is mainly a figurehead. Political angling between the national government led by the PSOE and the regional government led by the PP has led to a devasting delay the in arrival of military aid and fire departments from other regions, and the chants of the crowd clearly state that their beef is with Sanchez. It should also be noted the the huge convoy of SUVs for the visit was a magnificent display of political entitlement, as they arrived empty-handed when said vehicles should have also been filled to the brim with material aid during the visit. On a final note, the visit of the heads of state also blocked the arrival of aid for several hours due the security reasons.

[christianasampson]

Kind of brought it upon himself, why would you go to such a devastation when you offer no help
Well done to the people, they deserve better than this

[MAGICALWOLVESSs]

Well the king isn’t helping out his people.

[MrDumper]

This is a show of how civilisation need to blame someone. The guy was showing support for his country. No fault of his.

[shibbymiyah]

Its not the kings fault. Why blame him?

[praeliora]

How is flinging mud at the king going to make any difference to what nature did?

[mehdiahmed]

Can you imagine this in saudi Arabia or other gulf countries

[NoraCharles]

Hello from Spain 🇪🇸 angry crowd was and is angry with politicians. Not with the king and queen. Tell the truth 👌🏻