Valencia: Spanish anger overflows - Attack on Sanchez, Filippo and Letitia

Slogans against the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, the local governor of the Valencia region, Carlos Mathon, when together with King Felipe and Queen Letitia, they visited Paiporta, the region of Valencia that so far has the most victims and the greatest destruction from the passage of the goddess Dana shouted the assembled crowd.

The crowd moved menacingly towards them, throwing stones and other objects. Some chanted slogans such as “Murderers, murderers”. Police had to evacuate the prime minister and the local governor to protect them from the angry mob. The king and queen, although they too received the disapproval of the world, remained in the area guarded by a strong police force.

🇪🇸 A crowd of furious flood survivors threw mud and shouted insults at the Spanish King, Felipe VI, as he visited a devastated town in Spain’s Valencia region.

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 3, 2024

As the days pass and the number of victims increases, but also the world realizes the scale of the disaster, the more its anger overflows. On the one hand for not informing in time and on the other hand for the poor management of the crisis. Next Saturday a large demonstration is planned in the center of Valencia with the main demand being the resignation of the local governor Carlos Mathon.

According to information, a few hours before the storm broke out, Mathon ostentatiously and arrogantly ignored the suggestions he had received about the impending disaster. “If he had acted immediately today, we would be talking about much fewer dead,” emphasize his critics.

But apart from the number of victims, which according to analysts, by the end of the week at the latest, is expected to increase dramatically, the financial disaster is also huge. According to the Chamber of Commerce of Valencia, more than 54,000 businesses employing 350,000 people have been damaged. Thus, it is estimated that the total cost will reach 4 billion euros.

Compilation of what happened in Valencia, Spain.
The government failed to warn us. We even sent the kids to school this day. The result of incompetence can go up to loosing lives. pic.twitter.com/0EwEgKwgL3

— Charlie B. (@K1077151531207) November 1, 2024

The number of people declared missing reaches 1,900. While there is a strong case that many of them have been found but not removed from the wanted list, the number is staggering. Just as shocking is the situation in the hospitals of Valencia, which declare oversaturation.

The authorities’ search for survivors is now focused on three areas. On the shores where the waters of the rivers ended up. In the parking lots of apartment buildings and shops where it is estimated that many people were trapped trying to get their cars to save them from the heavy rain and in the underground areas of large department stores.