King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were met with anger in Paiporta, a town badly hit by the devastating floods in Valencia.

The king and prime minister of Spain arrived at the scene of a national tragedy to a hostile crowd chanting “murderers” and hurling mud at them. As Felipe VI walked on and spoke to survivors, Pedro Sánchez instead slipped into his black car as protesters followed him shouting insults,

Spain's king and queen joined the country's prime minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday on a tour of the Valencia region where floods have killed at least 213 people and left dozens missing. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia's visit was announced as Spain's meteorological agency issued a fresh warning for heavy downpours in the Valencia region.