Spain’s royals face brunt of growing public anger at politicians over flooding disaster

The Independent

The Independent

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It was an unprecedented incident for a royal house that carefully crafts an image of monarchs adored by their country of more than 48 million people.
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Spain’s royals, prime minister and the Valencian regional president were greeted by a crowd hurling mud and other debris on Sunday when they tried to visit Paiporta, where over 60 people perished in last week's floods.
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With the flooding having killed more than 200 people, the anger over the perceived lack of warning and slow response erupted into chants of ‘murderer’ and mud-slinging at the Spain’s king and queen.
The Independent
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Sánchez on Sunday joined King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on a tour of the Valencian town of Paiporta, which was among the hardest hit by devastating floods that have killed more than 200 people and carved a swath of destruction through the south and east of the country.
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