Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia
Angry residents in flood devastated areas of Valencia, booed King Felipe of Spain and pelted him with eggs and mud as scuffles broke out around him.
Watch: Protesters shout ‘killers’ at Spanish king as he visits flood-stricken Valencia
The king of Spain was pelted with mud and rocks by a crowd of furious flood survivors as he visited a devastated town in Spain’s Valencia region on Sunday.
Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia
Protesters shouted "murderer" at Felipe VI, and the prime minister had to be evacuated as the crowd grew hostile.
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
Chanting "Murderers, murderers!" they vented pent-up anger over what has been widely perceived by local residents as tardy alerts from the authorities about the dangers of Tuesday's flooding, and then a late response by the emergency services when disaster struck.
Crowds hurl mud at Spain's king and queen in flood-ravaged Valencia
Crews in Spain searched for flood survivors as teams stepped up efforts to pump water from flooded carparks into Monday, per Spanish outlet El País. Why it matters: The climate-change related flooding has killed 214 people as of Monday morning and building anger in affected communities over the government's response culminated in Valencia residents throwing mud and other objects at Spain's visiting King Felipe,
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