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For the first time, King Philip has to face opposition in his own country.
People threw mud at King Philip and his wife Queen Letizia when they visited the flood-affected Valencia area in Spain. According to BBC, the people present there also raised slogans of 'killer' and 'shame on you'.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was also present with King Philip. People were asking him why the leaders did not do anything in advance to stop the flood.
The police had to come forward to stop the crowd. Two security guards deployed in the attack were injured. Blood was seen flowing from his forehead. After this, the Spanish King and the PM had to return to the capital, leaving their tour incomplete. During this time people also attacked the PM's car.
Spain is battling the biggest floods in recent history. At least 217 people have died in the floods.
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People throwing mud on the royal family
King reached the affected area four days after the flood. Then people started throwing mud on them.
Guards held up umbrellas to protect the royal family and other officials from the mud thrown at them.
People also raised slogans against King. He also criticized him for coming late.
Despite having mud on their faces and clothes, the King and Queen were seen consoling the people. Queen Letizia cried while talking to the women.
1 year's worth of rain in 8 hours, 50 year record broken On October 29, Spain's eastern city of Valencia received a year's worth of rain in just 8 hours. This caused sudden floods, due to which many people did not get a chance to go to safe places.
Valencia MP Juan Bordera said King Philip's visit to the flooded area was a 'very bad decision'. People were very angry. The officials had warned him about this but he did not listen to them.
According to BBC, the biggest flood had previously occurred in Spain in the year 1973. Then 150 people died. Before that, in 1957, there was a severe flood in the city of Valencia, in which 81 people died.
There had not been such a severe flood in the recent history of Spain. Meteorologists attributed this to climate change.
Army deployed to deal with floods The provincial government of Valencia is facing a lot of public anger over the situation after the floods. In response to a question about the number of missing people, Spain Minister Angel Victor Torres said that it is difficult to tell right now.
More than 1,000 army soldiers were deployed for relief work in flood-ravaged areas. However, people say that adequate help is not reaching them.
Roads have been damaged due to floods and many areas are still cut off from cities due to damage to communication and power lines. Emergency service personnel are continuously busy searching for people and bodies trapped in car parks and tunnels.
why did it rain so much According to meteorologists, the cause of the flood was 'cut-off low pressure system'. The combination of cold and hot winds formed dense clouds, which caused heavy rain.
In recent times, there have been incidents of heavy rain and destruction due to this in many places in the world. In Spanish it is called the Dana Effect.
According to scientists, overheating of the Mediterranean Sea also became the reason for heavy rains. In August this year, the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea was recorded at 28.47 degrees Celsius, which was the highest ever.
According to BBC, the record of floods in Spain in the last 50 years has been broken. Earlier in the year 1973, 150 people had died due to flood. Valencia also suffered two DANA hurricanes in the 1980s.
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