Thrown And Blasphemed By 'Killer', Spanish Royal Family Not Kapok Visits Again Flood Victims

Illustration of floods in Europe. (Unsplash-Chris Gallagher)

JAKARTA - The Spanish royal family is scheduled to return to greet its citizens in areas affected by severe flooding in Valencia. The visit will take place on Tuesday 19 November.

Citing AFP, the Spanish Palace will provide details of the visit on Tuesday night local time.

According to the Spanish Palace, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will keep their promise to return to the flood disaster site after previously receiving negative responses from affected residents.

Spain is known to have been hit by a severe flood that killed 227 people on October 29, 2024. Residents affected by the disaster were angry at that time the government was considered unprofessional in dealing with the crisis, resulting in casualties.

The anger overflowed in the city of Paiporta, east Valencia on November 3, 2024. At that time Raja Felipe VI and Ratu Letizia visited areas affected by the floods being thrown with mud and shouted at by disaster survivors.

The two with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had to be evacuated by officers breaking through the crowd of residents returning to the Palace. Plans to continue visits to other flood-affected areas such as Chiva City were canceled.

A constitutional law professor at Valencia University, Vicente Garrido, told AFP that residents affected by the Spanish severe floods are now a bit calm.

Although there is still heartache for the Kingdom of Spain, he said, the planned visit will be accepted by residents as "an honor".