Spain’s royals visit flood disaster town where they were pelted with mud
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Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were pelted with mud by angry locals while visiting the flood zone in November.
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MADRID – Spain’s King Felipe VI and his family on Dec 22 carried out a surprise visit to one of the towns worst hit by deadly floods
When the King and Queen Letizia went to the region with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez five days after the Oct 29 floods that left hundreds dead, angry crowds hurled mud at them.
The royal couple went on a “private” visit this time with their daughters Leonore and Sofia, a royal household spokesperson said.
Pictures and videos on social media showed inhabitants of Catarroja, a town of 30,000 south of Valencia, taking pictures and talking to the royal family as they walked around. No incidents were reported.
Catarroja accounted for 25 of the more than 230 people killed in the disaster, according to the authorities.
Two weeks after the Nov 3 incident, when they were jeered, King Felipe and Queen Letizia returned for a visit
