Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were left streaked in mud today and a bodyguard was left bleeding after a disastrous visit to the town of Paiporta, which was hit by a devastating flash flood which killed over 200 people this week.
The crowd, angry at what they view as complacency, neglect and inefficiency in managing the crisis, screamed abuse at the royals, calling them “murderers.” The visiting royals were pelted with mud and other objects, and a bodyguard suffered a head injury, which left him bleeding profusely after being hit by a thrown object.
The unruly crowd, some wielding shovels and poles, were ultimately pushed back by mounted police. Reports said tempers flared after the royal security team restricted access on a cleared road, disrupting cleanup efforts. Local volunteers, who had been working to clear debris, saw this as a casual disregard for their situation.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who also visited Paiporta, was evacuated for his safety as tensions grew. Public outrage over the authorities’ handling of the second-deadliest flood in Europe this century seems set to grow as the region remains engulfed in grief and frustration.
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What ever happens in a country, somebody is responsible, usually if not always the government is at fault, for not doing their job. Violence will not solved the problem, but the problem still remains .
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Hmmm it would have been interesting if the irate villagers had done this to Franco. The town would have disappeared and the citizens sent to a self improvement camp. Franco would not have put up with this insult. But that was then and this is now. Very poor treatment to the most decent monarch in Europe. Who ever handles the advance visit should lose their job, and be banned from any PR job forever.
Very poor idea of not investigating the villagers mood prior to the royal fact finding mission. Almost the same anger was displayed in hte US just prior to JFK’s visit to Dallas. Adlai Stevenson almost begged JFK not to go to Dallas as crowds there were angry at the Kennedy administration and had tried to assault Stevenson. Sadly JFK disregarded the sage advice and the rest is history. Politicians need to be smart about where they visit and when to not go.
The very idea of monarchs in this day and age is downright offensive. All monarchies should be abolished.