Angry Crowds Throw Mud & Eggs At Spanish King Felipe & Queen Letizia After Flooding Kills Over 200 People

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were met with mud and eggs thrown by locals as they visited an area of the country devastated by recent floods. 

On Nov. 3, the king and Queen paid a visit to the eastern city of Valencia as the number of casualties surpassed 200 people, with 1,900 still missing. 

The royal couple were scrutinized while walking through the town of Paiporta as crowds accused them of murder while throwing mud and eggs at them. 

The backlash comes amid a growing sense of anger in Spain over an alleged lack of warning about rising floodwaters and complaints that the level of government support has not been provided in the aftermath of the disaster. 

While Felipe is the head of state under Spain’s constitution, he has no political power. The country is run by the elected Spanish government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who was reportedly hit by a local during the same visit. 

Following the visit, the monarch addressed the situation in an online video. 

“One has to understand the anger and frustration of many people given all that they have gone through, as well as the difficulty in understanding how all the mechanisms work when it comes to the emergency operations,” Felipe said.

On Oct. 30, he shared a post on X saying that he was “devastated” by the flooding, adding that “Strength, courage and all the necessary support for all those affected.”

According to local media, 217 bodies have been recovered, with 213 of the victims coming from the eastern Valencia area. 

A year’s worth of rainfall fell in just eight hours in Valencia on October 29, prompting one of the worst floods in Spain in 30 years. 

Rescue crews have been busy airlifting stranded people and their pets to safety.