King’s visit was ‘a very bad decision’, says Spanish politicianpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time
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Juan Bordera, a member of the Valencian parliament, says King Felipe’s visit to flood-struck Valencia was “a very bad decision”.
Angry residents and volunteers welcomed the Spanish monarch with heckling and mud projectiles as he walked down the debris-filled streets.
More than 210 people have died in flash floods in the country, with dozens still missing.
Authorities “didn’t listen to any warnings,” Bordera tells the BBC, adding the response of the national government is “also questionable”.
“It’s logical that the people are angry, it’s logical that the people didn’t understand why this visit is so urgent,” he adds.