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‘Murderers’: Spaniards pelt mud at king over bungled flood response

Furious locals mob monarch, prime minister and Valencia chief after deadliest natural disaster in decades

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was evacuated from Spain’s flood disaster zone on Sunday as furious locals pelted mud at political leaders and the Spanish king over a string of failures that left them helplessly exposed to a deadly deluge.

The anger erupted after Sánchez, King Felipe and the head of the Valencia region arrived in Paiporta, a shell-shocked riverside town that was home to nearly one-third of the flood’s 214 victims, with some residents yelling “murderers” at the group.

People on the town’s slurry-filled streets complain that the authorities warned them too late about the flood threat this week, then compounded the error by mismanaging a slow and under-resourced relief effort that left many fending for themselves for days.

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