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| Angry crowds throw mud at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia | Angry crowds throw mud at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia |
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| Video shows angry crowd confronting Spanish king | Video shows angry crowd confronting Spanish king |
| King Felipe VI of Spain has faced angry protesters while visiting the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented floods. | King Felipe VI of Spain has faced angry protesters while visiting the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented floods. |
| Footage shows an angry crowd shouting "murderer" and "shame" at the king, who was also asked why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy. | Footage shows an angry crowd shouting "murderer" and "shame" at the king, who was also asked why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy. |
| Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighbourhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. | Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighbourhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. |
| More than 200 people were killed in the floods, with many more missing. Emergency workers are continuing to comb through underground car parks and tunnels in the hope of finding survivors and recovering bodies. | More than 200 people were killed in the floods, with many more missing. Emergency workers are continuing to comb through underground car parks and tunnels in the hope of finding survivors and recovering bodies. |
| Follow live: Angry crowds throw mud at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia | Follow live: Angry crowds throw mud at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia |
| There has been anger at a perceived lack of warning and insufficient support from authorities after the floods. | There has been anger at a perceived lack of warning and insufficient support from authorities after the floods. |
| King Felipe and Queen Letizia have been visiting Paiporta, a town that has been severely affected. | King Felipe and Queen Letizia have been visiting Paiporta, a town that has been severely affected. |
| King Felipe was heckled by angry residents during the visit to Paiporta | |
| Footage showed the king making his way down a pedestrian street, before his bodyguards and police were suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of protesters, hurling insults and screaming. | Footage showed the king making his way down a pedestrian street, before his bodyguards and police were suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of protesters, hurling insults and screaming. |
| They struggled to maintain a protective ring around the monarch, as some of the protesters threw mud and objects. | They struggled to maintain a protective ring around the monarch, as some of the protesters threw mud and objects. |
| The king engaged with several, even embracing them. | The king engaged with several, even embracing them. |
| Images showed mud on the faces and clothes of the king, queen and the officials accompanying them, who held umbrellas over the monarch as they departed. | Images showed mud on the faces and clothes of the king, queen and the officials accompanying them, who held umbrellas over the monarch as they departed. |
| Queen Letizia also had mud thrown at her | |
| The civil guard and mounted officers were later seen attempting to disperse the angry crowd. | The civil guard and mounted officers were later seen attempting to disperse the angry crowd. |
| It comes after residents criticised local authorities over their response to catastrophic flooding. | It comes after residents criticised local authorities over their response to catastrophic flooding. |
| Juan Bordera, a member of the Valencian parliament, called the king's visit "a very bad decision". | Juan Bordera, a member of the Valencian parliament, called the king's visit "a very bad decision". |
| Authorities “didn’t listen to any warnings,” Mr Bordera told the BBC. | Authorities “didn’t listen to any warnings,” Mr Bordera told the BBC. |
| “It’s logical that the people are angry, it’s logical that the people didn’t understand why this visit is so urgent,” he added. | “It’s logical that the people are angry, it’s logical that the people didn’t understand why this visit is so urgent,” he added. |
| On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered 10,000 more troops, police officers and civil guards to the area. | On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered 10,000 more troops, police officers and civil guards to the area. |
| In the devastated town of Paiporta, where more than 60 deaths have so far been reported, residents have expressed their frustration at authorities' response | In the devastated town of Paiporta, where more than 60 deaths have so far been reported, residents have expressed their frustration at authorities' response |
| He said the deployment was Spain's largest in peacetime. But he added that he was aware the response was "not enough" and acknowledged "severe problems and shortages". | He said the deployment was Spain's largest in peacetime. But he added that he was aware the response was "not enough" and acknowledged "severe problems and shortages". |
| The civil protection agency, overseen by the regional government, issued an emergency alert to the phones of people in and around the city of Valencia after 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Tuesday, by which time the flood water was swiftly rising in many areas and in some cases already wreaking havoc. | The civil protection agency, overseen by the regional government, issued an emergency alert to the phones of people in and around the city of Valencia after 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Tuesday, by which time the flood water was swiftly rising in many areas and in some cases already wreaking havoc. |