The royal couple cancels visits after the mud attack
The Spanish royal couple canceled their planned visit to the flood-hit town of Chiva, just outside Valencia. This is reported by the Spanish media.
The announcement comes after a group of angry people threw mud at King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia during their visit to the town of Paiporta earlier on Sunday.
According to El Mundo, the visit to Chiva is being postponed following a "joint decision" between royal, state and regional actors.
The Spanish royal couple canceled their planned visit to the flood-hit town of Chiva, just outside Valencia. This is reported by the Spanish media.
The announcement comes after a group of angry people threw mud at King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia during their visit to the town of Paiporta earlier on Sunday.
According to El Mundo, the visit to Chiva is being postponed following a "joint decision" between royal, state and regional actors.
Spanish King: I understand your anger and frustration
Spain's King Felipe IV has recorded a video speech in which he calls on the nation to "understand the anger and frustration" of the flood-affected Valencians, reports AFP.
In the clip, which has been published on social media, he urges Spanish society to give the inhabitants "hope and a guarantee that the state is fully present".
Earlier on Sunday, the King, Queen Letizia and President Pedro Sánchez visited the affected region. There they were met by hundreds of angry residents who threw mud and shouted "murderers", prompting the royal couple to end the visit prematurely.
Spain's King Felipe IV has recorded a video speech in which he calls on the nation to "understand the anger and frustration" of the flood-affected Valencians, reports AFP.
In the clip, which has been published on social media, he urges Spanish society to give the inhabitants "hope and a guarantee that the state is fully present".
Earlier on Sunday, the King, Queen Letizia and President Pedro Sánchez visited the affected region. There they were met by hundreds of angry residents who threw mud and shouted "murderers", prompting the royal couple to end the visit prematurely.
New rain warning in Valencia after the floods
Spain's meteorological authority has issued a new red warning for heavy rain in flood-affected Valencia during Sunday evening, writes El País.
According to AFP, police have been driving around with megaphones urging the region's residents to return to their homes. The first drops have already started to fall, and rainfall amounts of up to 90 millimeters per hour are expected.
The coastal area in the southern part of the region is expected to be particularly hard hit, according to El Mundo. However, the rainy weather is not expected to be as intense as earlier this week.
A total of 214 people have been found dead after this week's devastating floods.
Spain's meteorological authority has issued a new red warning for heavy rain in flood-affected Valencia during Sunday evening, writes El País.
According to AFP, police have been driving around with megaphones urging the region's residents to return to their homes. The first drops have already started to fall, and rainfall amounts of up to 90 millimeters per hour are expected.
The coastal area in the southern part of the region is expected to be particularly hard hit, according to El Mundo. However, the rainy weather is not expected to be as intense as earlier this week.
A total of 214 people have been found dead after this week's devastating floods.
Many are believed to be dead in car parks in Spain
The Spanish rescue service is pumping water out of a flooded, underground parking garage belonging to a shopping center in Aldaida outside Valencia, writes Sky News.
It happens during tense and anxious waiting - you expect to find dead bodies, but don't know how many. In the worst case, it could be tens.
Drying the parking garage will take a long time. Dive teams have been called in, but have been unable to enter the water as it is filled with debris, oil and diesel.
So far, 214 people have been confirmed dead after this week's floods.
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