Queen Letizia and Felipe were insulted and had mud thrown at them

The death toll from severe storms in eastern and southern Spain continues to rise and many people remain missing. The Spanish royal family also wants to show sympathy on site.

On Sunday, King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the disaster region, but they were anything but welcomed with open arms. The people living in the disaster area are helpless, desperate and sad. The royal couple felt their anger at the situation. Residents shouted “murderers” at them in the particularly badly affected community of 27,000 Paiporta, as a reporter from the AFP news agency reported. Even mud and objects are said to have been thrown in the direction of the royal visit.

The royal couple traveled to Paiporta together with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and regional president Carlos Mazón. King Felipe and his wife actually wanted to get an overview of the situation here in the crisis center, as the royal family announced on the online platform X. Afterwards, a visit to the community of Chiva should be on the agenda.

Heavy rain hit the east and south of Spain on Tuesday. In some places, as much rain fell in one day as usual in the entire year. This flood disaster is considered the worst that Spain has experienced in decades. On Sunday, the authorities reported 217 deaths, 213 of them in the Valencia region alone. More victims are expected to be recovered, mostly in cars that were swept away by the floods. There is also a lack of drinking water and food in the affected disaster areas.

The royal couple’s visit took place under the imminent risk of further heavy rain. The Spanish weather agency Aemet issued a second-highest level of severe weather warning for the Valencia region due to impending heavy rain. In some places up to 100 liters of rain per square meter could fall.