Spain's royalty, prime minister and other officials were pelted with mud and other objects as they visited survivors of the country's flood disaster in Valencia. Protesters say the death toll could have been lower if there were better warnings and emergency response.
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00:00Protesters have hurled mud and other objects at the King and Queen of Spain
00:04as they visited survivors of the country's deadliest floods in modern history.
00:09The royal couple, the country's prime minister and other leaders were confronted by residents
00:13as they walked through Valencia, the area hardest hit by the flash floods.
00:17Protesters are angry at the government's handling of the disaster,
00:20saying earlier warnings and a faster emergency response could have prevented hundreds of deaths.
00:26What do you want if you are in a place that is very tense?
00:30People are very nervous. We can't do anything else.
00:32We knew what was coming. People are having a hard time.
00:36They have lost their families, their homes, their jobs.
00:40This is a disaster.
00:43Authorities are still searching for many missing people
00:46after torrential rains sparked flash floods that inundated parts of eastern and southern Spain.