King Felipe and Queen Letizia endure being pelted with mud and objects by anguished locals as they try to 'calm tensions' in aftermath of Valencia floods while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez fle

Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia have endured being pelted with mud and objects by anguished locals as they tried to calm tensions in the aftermath of the deadly floods in Valencia. Spain's Queen Letizia consoles a woman during her visit to Paiporta, eastern Spain, November 3, 2024 Spain's Queen Letizia speaks to people as she has mud on her face, following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, November 3, 2024 Spain's King Felipe has been heckled and had mud thrown at him by furious local during his visit to Valencia, where more than 200 people died in devastating floods Queen Letizia can be seen with mud on her face while a bodyguard behind her has blood streaming down his head after he was likely hit by one of the objects thrown at the royals Spain's King Felipe gestures with mud on his clothes and face, thrown at him by citizens, as he tries to speak to people during his visit to the areas affected by a storm, following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, November 3, 2024 Queen Letizia could be seen with mud speckled over her face Angry residents of Paiporta shout during King Felipe VI of Spain's visit to this town, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3, 2024 A crowd of angry survivors tossed mud and shouted insults at King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia as well as government officials when they made their first visit to one of the hardest hit towns on Sunday Spain's Queen Letizia reacts during a visit to Paiporta, eastern Spain, November 3, 2024 Felipe insisted on trying to speak with people as he continued his visit. He spoke to several people, patting two young men on their backs and sharing a quick embrace, with mud stains on his black raincoat A handout photo made available by the Spanish Royal Household shows Spain's Queen Letizia greeting Portuguese rescue team members as she arrives to visit the control station for the floods in Paiporta, eastern Spain, 3 November 2024 Spain's Queen Letizia consoles a woman during her visit to Paiporta, eastern Spain, November 3 2024 King Felipe consoles a man in Paiporta, the worst-hit town in the Valencia region The car's windows were smashed in by furious Spaniards King Felipe VI and the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, during their visit to an area affected by the DANA The extraordinary scenes underscored the depth of the anger in the country over the response to the nation's worst such disaster in decades More anger has been fuelled in the region by the inability of officials to respond quickly in the aftermath Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and the regional president of Valencia, Carlos Mazon during a meeting at the emergency center in l 'Eliana The extraordinary scenes underscored the depth of the anger in the country over the response to the nation's worst such disaster in decades, with the death toll rising over 200 and hopes for finding survivors ebbing five days on. Queen Letizia spoke to locals as mud was hurled at her and husband King Felipe Spain's Queen Letizia speaks with people affected by the floods after crowd of angry survivors of Spain's floods tossed mud and shouted insults at the Spain's King Felipe and government officials in Paiporta near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, November 3, 2024 Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain react as angry residents heckle them during their visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3, 2024 King Felipe's visit to Paiporta was accompanied by shouting from enraged locals Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia shake hands with authorities and emergency service personnel outside a command center as they visit the areas affected by the DANA, following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain November 3, 2024 A volunteer cleans up a town square after flash floods in Paiporta, a town which was particularly affected by the floods A handout photo made available by the Spanish Royal Household shows Spain's Queen Letizia speaks to the Mayor of Paiporta, Maribel Albalat, as she arrives to visit the control station for the floods in Valencia, eastern Spain, 03 November 2024 Volunteers and residents clean the mud four days after flash floods swept away everything in their path in Paiporta, outskirts of Valencia Rescuers continue to search for survivors with fears underwater car parks will be 'mass graves' Water streams down a stairs in a town in Majorca as the roads are submerged by high floodwaters A view of the demolition works at a damaged house after flash floods in Letur, province of Albacete, Spain People wearing PPE try to sweep away mud as they desperately clean up the streets Food donations were made available to hard-hit residents in Valencia A police officer checking inside piled up vehicles for victims in the aftermath of the flooding on Saturday Cars piled up in a ditch at a construction site after being swept off the road by powerful floods Vehicles pile up in the streets caused by late Tuesday and early Wednesday storm that left hundreds dead or missing in Alfafar, Valencia 'I am aware the response is not enough, there are problems and severe shortages. The storm and flooding has left carnage in its wake, with a huge clean-up operation now underway Thousands of people arrive at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias complex to volunteer in helping in the reconstruction and cleaning of towns affected by flash floods, in Valencia A bulldozer is used to clear vehicles from streets in the town of Catarroja, in the region of Valencia Civil Guard officers search for survivors inside cars trapped under the foundations of a building under construction in the town of Paiporta, Valencia The official death toll stands at 211, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a press conference on Saturday morning Officials expect the death toll to keep rising, with the disaster already Europe's worst flood-related calamities since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal A woman carries a shopping trolley through a flooded street in Manasa, province of Valencia Rescue teams search for missing people in a flooded residential car park in Picanya municipality, Valencia, on November 2 following the storm People walking through a muddy street in Alfafar, Valencia following the mega storm Officers searching piled up cars in Alfafar for victims.