THE Kings Don Felipe VI and Doña Letizia They will soon visit Chiva, one of the towns most affected by the worst flood in Valencia’s history. After the visit was canceled due to the serious unrest that occurred last Sunday in Paiporta, the Chiva City Council confirmed Monday in a press release that Their Majesties are committed to visiting the region in the coming days.
Kings will not let the people down chiva. After last Sunday’s visit was canceled due to the incidents in Paiporta, the Chiva City Council released a statement on Monday confirming that they had obtained a “commitment” from the kings to “reschedule the visit” as soon as possible. The visit of Pedro Sánchez, who was at the center of the anger at ground zero of DANA and, unlike the Kings and Mazón, fled when the rain of objects began, is not expected from him.
“The Chiva Town Hall has received a commitment from Their Majesties the King and Queen to visit the city soon, after having postponed the visit initially planned for this Sunday. As they indicated, the three organizations – Spanish Government, Generalitat Valenciana and Casa Real – must coordinate to reschedule this visit. The cancellation took place with the aim of reducing the tension experienced today in the municipality of Paiporta,” he said.
#RELEASE – Chiva receives a commitment from the kings to visit the city soon. pic.twitter.com/S9mRkcIEYp
– Chiva City Council (@AyuntaChiva) November 3, 2024
“If before I loved the king, now not so”
“The King will be well received here”. This is the sentence uttered by the residents of Chiva, the day after the confirmation that Their Majesties will visit one of the cities most affected by the tragedy in the coming days. They do not share the same opinion on Pedro Sanchezwho, some say, fled to Paiporta.
“It seems really good to me, it makes me want to cry. For me, yes, and I wish Sofia was there too. The Queen Letizia He also had endurance towards the king. “They were in their place, as they should be,” says a neighbor who lives in a house located in the part most devastated by the floods. DANA. The water was more than two meters high and she stayed near her first floor as she prayed and hugged her dog, her only company during the worst night of the century in Chiva. Asked about Pedro Sánchez, she clarified that: “No, he ran away. They say that everything was organized and that is a lie: people were burned,” he noted.
“I am very clear that they will receive it in class,” said another man in the town’s main square, while specifying that Philip VI is not responsible for the mismanagement. “The problem is not the king. It is the failed state. I don’t care if they are right or left, what comes first is the nation. They have to do everything possible so that when these things happen, everything is coordinated and with single command,” he says. “The king is not to blame. He is a figurehead in the sense that he gives orders. The one who gives them is the President of the Government, let us not forget,” he concludes.
A group of ladies who are about to walk through the door of a supermarket also say: “We would like to see you to thank you for all your help and solidarity.” “I would love to. They showed great humanity and serenity in Paiporta. I loved them before but now I love them more. They were extraordinary. It wasn’t their fault,” says a woman before focusing on one of the establishments which already makes essential products available to neighbors.
