Anger breaks out in Valencia against the political authorities

The mud throwing was visited by King Felipe VI, the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the head of the regional government of the autonomous community of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, on Sunday, November 3, when the three men traveled for the first once again to Paiporta. the epicenter of the terrible floods that devastated the province on October 29.

“ Assassins », “Mazon’s resignation”, “Sanchez, dog”, “Get out of here, clowns.”, “We have nothing left”, “People are dying”“ Where were you? »angry local residents shout in videos recorded by Spanish media. Objects and stones fly and the handle of a shovel hits Pedro Sánchez, who quickly walks away from the place. Stained with mud, King Felipe VI refuses to leave and continues his visit, approaching the inhabitants of this town deprived of drinking water to listen to their complaints or respond to their reproaches.

“No one came, we had to organize ourselves”criticizes a young man, whom he tries to calm down. Elsewhere, Queen Laeticia comforts a crying victim and also breaks down in tears. Anger “it is not against you”a man tells him, implying that the environmental hostility is directed more towards the political leaders, the socialist Pedro Sánchez and the conservative Mazón, both criticized in Spain.

Dozens, even hundreds, of people are still missing

Five days after the floods that killed at least 210 people in the Valencia region, according to a latest provisional count on Sunday afternoon, indignation and exasperation dominate at the inability of the highly decentralized administrations to respond effectively to the magnitude of the tragedy. Dozens, if not hundreds, of people remain missing. A provisional list of 1,900 names has not yet been updated, according to the site eldiario.es, which had access to a document from the crisis committee. Garages and basements that are still inaccessible undoubtedly contain corpses.

After a natural disaster, quick help is crucial. On Friday, a woman was found alive, after surviving three days in a Benetusser tunnel, trapped in her vehicle, according to a note from the emergency services. Five days after the floods that inundated the municipalities on the southern bank of the Turia, no one thinks that such a “miracle” can happen again.

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