Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone

Since Tuesday’s torrent of rain and mud swept away vehicles and devastated towns and infrastructure, thousands of emergency responders have frantically cleared debris in the search for bodies.
Authorities have come under fire over the warning systems before the floods, while stricken residents say the disaster response has been too slow.
Mazon himself has faced fierce criticism for waiting too long to issue a phone alert in Valencia.
“I am aware the response is not enough; there are problems and severe shortages … towns buried by mud, desperate people searching for their relatives … we have to improve,” Sanchez said.
Transport Minister Oscar Puente told El Pais daily that certain places would probably remain inaccessible by land for weeks.
Ordinary citizens carrying food, water and cleaning equipment have continued to assist the recovery, although authorities have urged people to stay at home to avoid congestion.
On Sunday, the Valencian government limited the number of volunteers authorised to travel to the city’s southern suburbs to 2,000 and restricted access to 12 localities.
Despite this thousands made their way to nearby communes on foot, carrying brooms and shovels to help those affected.
Emergency services on Sunday updated the toll to 217 people confirmed killed.
It listed 213 dead in the Valencia region, one in Andalusia in the south and three in Castilla-La Mancha neighbouring Valencia, where the body of a woman in her 60s was discovered on Sunday.
Authorities have warned the toll could yet rise, as vehicles trapped in tunnels and underground car parks are cleared.