He King Felipe VI underlined this Sunday afternoon in Valencia that we must understand “anger and frustration” expressed by many people during his visit, accompanied by the President of the Government and the President of the Generalitat, to the zero point of the DANA, to “how bad they had it” and because of the difficulty in understanding how the mechanisms for dealing with emergencies work. “We need to give hope to these people (those affected), attend the emergency, but also guarantee them that the State in all its fullness is present”underlined King Felipe VI after the inhabitants of Paiporta, ground zero of the DANA, tried to lynch Sánchez. The king’s message to Sánchez was clear: “We must guarantee that the State in all its fullness will be present”.
Felipe spoke at the Emergency Center of the Generalitat Valenciana, in La Eliana (Valencia), where he said a few words of gratitude to his workers after being transferred to President of the Government Pedro Sánchez And President of the Generalitat Carlos Mazón to its facilities after the incidents.
Accompanied by Queen Letizia, King Felipe addressed members of the Valencia emergency centerthe nerve center where all the institutions, organizations and forces are present – he said – which intervene in this “monumental disaster which has affected so many lives and so many ways of life”.
Felipe VI conveyed the importance of what they do “every hour, every minute since the emergency occurred” these troops, and also how important it is – he stressed – “that people perceive that the mechanisms of the State at different levels work”. He also thanked “the enormous contribution of people from all sides”even if he recognized that “organizing it, managing it is not easy”. “Thanks for the effort. I know these are exhausting days, there are no hours, there are no minutes and there are many things to do. “Courage, go ahead,” he concluded.
Intervention of the King at the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI) of the Valencian Community.
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The entourage of King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the Valencian President, Carlos Mazón, were surprised by the boos of the residents of Paiporta in Sant Jordi Square, on which they threw stones and mud balls. Sánchez, who was evacuated, was greeted with the cry of “Pedro Sánchez, murderer, murderer!” for the victims of DANA, which left at least 217 dead, according to the reports this Sunday.
Felipe VI, who was consoling the neighbors, said to them: “I have come to find out for myself why you don’t have more help. He Rey refused to be evacuated despite the insistence of members of the Royal Guard.. King Felipe VI heard the tragedy of the victims, who challenged him on the fact that they had lost everything. The queen, who found herself covered in mud, collapsed as neighbors showed her cellphone videos showing how the DANA flood devastated their lives on Tuesday (October 29) in a matter of minutes.
