Nine days later incidents in PaiportaFelipe VI returns to Valencia to visit the military units deployed in the Valencian Community on the occasion of the DANA and the ship Galicia.
In this case, the king He will travel alone, without Queen Letiziato visit the amphibious assault ship Galicia and the Army’s main logistics base at the Valencia Fair. Although Felipe VI is not expected to visit the affected areas, Chiva Mayor Amparo Fort told LaSexta that the kings had promised to visit the municipality, a meeting that had to be canceled after tensions in Paiporta.
At present, 8,500 soldiers of the three armies and the Royal Guard, of which 2,103 belonging to the Military Emergency Unit (UME), are deployed in the municipalities of the Valencian Community affected by the storm, 72 in total over an area of 4,608 square kilometers , indicated the equivalent to 43% of the area of the entire province of Valencia.
The tense visit of the kings to Paiporta
This is the king’s second visit to the Valencian Community in nine days. The last one was played by several moments of tension. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the President of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, and the kings were received with mud throwing, shouting and insults in Paiporta, one of the most affected towns in DANA.
After abandon Sánchez Paiporta for security reasonsthe kings stayed and listened to the complaints of the citizens. In one of the notable moments, one of them criticized Felipe VI for his departure and assured that “this government must leave.” The king, for his part, replies that “everything is a balance”. “If you want, I won’t come and I will stay in Madrid”he added.
In response to the complaints of the citizens of Paiporta, Felipe VI told them to “not pay attention to everything that is published because there is a lot of informational intoxication“. “So that? So that there is chaos. “This interests many people,” the king continued. Citizens, for their part, assured that “it is already worse than chaos, it is the worst thing in the world”.
Other highlights of the tour include the Queen Letizia. Many citizens criticized him for declaring that “there were still unfound dead people.” “You don’t need water. Neither you nor your daughters” another woman shouted. But there were others who apologized to the Queen for throwing mudballs. “Sorry, we didn’t know who you were. Forgive us, we thought it was him. Forgive us,” one woman told her. Another woman also insisted that “Queen, it’s not because of you.” In response to all these comments, the Queen kept repeating “I I’m sorry” and “you’re right”, in support of citizens.
