Spanish Royals Met With Angry Crowd in Flood-Hit Valencia As Death Toll Mounts

The Spanish government has deployed 7,500 troops to help the Valencia region after 217 people died in flash flooding in southern Spain last week.

Spain's King Felipe VI, (C), speaks with protesters in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Nov. 3, 2024. Biel Alino/EFE via AP

Spain’s King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced an angry crowd that threw mud and chanted, “Murderers, murderers!” during a visit to flood-stricken Paiporta, near Valencia, on Nov. 3.

As of Sunday, the overall death toll from the Oct. 29 flash flooding in Spain stands at 217, with sixty people having died in Paiporta alone.