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Celia Farber has provided an update on the floods in Valencia from the residents’ perspective.  She highlights the lack of warning, abandonment, no government help; not even clearing dead bodies.  Many countries tried to warn Spain – the President of Valencia ignored seven warnings from meteorologists about the “DANA.”

Meanwhile, the pandemic vaccine industry wheel keeps turning. Since Faber published her update, The Olive Press has reported that “Valencia has begun vaccinating locals and volunteers over fears of an epidemic following the devastating DANA floods.”

President of the region Carlos Mazon said a “possible epidemic is not ruled out” due to the stagnant and contaminated waters that have filled streets, homes and businesses in dozens of towns and cities. 

The focus appears to be on tetanus vaccination, given the risk of tetanus infection from contaminated wounds or cuts caused by debris or sharp objects in flood-affected areas. Mazon told COPE radio that “the first tetanus vaccines are being given to volunteers and residents” and said he had asked the national Ministry of Health to send an urgent committee of epidemiologists “48 hours ago.”

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Spain In Agony and Fury: Corpses All Over, Crowd Attacks Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ Car With Fists, Throwing Objects and Mud, Cursing Him–He Flees; King and Queen Remain, Comfort People

By Celia Farber

This is what remains of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz’ car after he made a very late (six days too late) visit, with the King and Queen, to the epicentre of the DANA disaster, in Paiporta, Valencia.

Many Spanish accounts on social media have said this BBC story is wrong, insulting, and should be changed. The fury was not directed at the Royals, primarily.

As Red tweeted on Sunday, “People in Valencia attacked Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Spanish Royal Family as they visited the region devastated by the deadly floods.”

People are shocked, grief-stricken, exhausted, abandoned, have not slept in days and are just reeling from this inexplicable catastrophe. They were abandoned by their local and national government before, during and after the storm known as a “DANA.” [DANA is a Spanish acronym for Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos which translates to “high-altitude isolated depression.”]

How could this happen, in a country like Spain, they ask?

El Buni tweeted, “The Spanish are throwing stones at President Pedro Sanchez for falling into the flood 1 week later because ‘he didn’t ask for help’.  They screwed up his car.”

This woman is screaming in desperation to Queen Letizia that there are still dead bodies to be removed from Paiporta.

Orgullo Nacional tweeted: “Queen Letizia with her face covered in mud.”

From the article above:

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, was forced to leave Valencia amidst a barrage of insults and object throwing, after being struck in the back with a stick. Enraged residents of Paiporta, the municipality hardest hit by the DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels), hurled various objects such as mud, stones, and sticks—not only at Sánchez but also at the president of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, and even the royal family.

Video footage shows the Prime Minister under heavy security escort as he departed after being hit in the back by a stick. Cries of “Get out!”, “Leave!”, “Coward!” and “Son of a bitch!” echoed as the Socialist Party leader made his exit. A group of individuals continued to pound and kick Sánchez’s car until it drove away.

Later, speaking to the press, Sánchez condemned the attackers, labelling them as “violent” and “marginal.” He stated, “We will not be deterred, despite what might happen with some absolutely marginal violent individuals. The majority of Valencian and Spanish citizens want to look forward, to move on with their lives…”

Protests and Public Outcry

The official delegation faced fierce protests, being met with shouts of “murderers” and demands to “get out.” The public’s anger, fueled by feelings of abandonment after six days since the catastrophe, also extended to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who were pelted with mud.

The entire official entourage was greeted with cries of “assassins” and “out, out,” highlighting the profound discontent among the populace.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Leaves Valencia Amidst Insults and Physical Assault, Cuba Headlines, 3 November 2024

Note from The Exposé: RTVE Noticias reported on the people’s reaction to the King, Queen and President’s visit to the flood-stricken area.  The report is in Spanish with an option of English subtitles (click on Subtitles/closed captions).  You can watch the report on YouTube HERE.  The description of the report reads:

“The Telediario, hosted by Lara Siscar from the field in the Valencian Community, explains the last hour about the consequences of the DANA, very marked today by the disturbances during the visit of the authorities.

“The royal entourage in which King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez and the President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, had to interrupt and finally suspend his visit due to the riots.

“Numerous neighbours have booed the group as well as rebuking them with shouts of “murderers” and insults. The two presidents “for safety” have moved to the emergency coordination centre while the king and queen have listened to the demands and complaints of the affected neighbours.”

I got some information this evening, from somebody here in Spain, who will remain anonymous for now:

The people are wildly angry, calling it murder. They got no warning, and when it was over, they got no help. It will be a week tomorrow.

There are still a lot of dead bodies everywhere, including inside homes. In some instances, people have covered the dead with cloth, have tried to conceal them from children.

Some people came home to find their children had drowned inside the home.

Most people were returning from work when the flooding happened – right after 8 pm. There is speculation the government didn’t want people to miss work, out of greed, so issued no warning until it was way too late.

People got a warning on their phone from the local government that warned only of heavy rain, and said not to go anywhere. These warnings came in after 8 pm. By this time, the flooding was underway. As my source said, “When people got the message they were already in a tree.”

The government has frozen the official death toll around 211 but people say the real number is more likely in the thousands.

When reporters stood reporting the party line, that there were around 200 deaths, and that there were not expected to be cadavers in the tunnels, people screamed from their balconies calling them “liars!” and demanding they leave. One reporter was asked why she was lying and she said: “We’re being forced to.”

The stench of dead bodies is overwhelming.

People are committing suicide. One young man in a town of 2000 flung himself from a balcony, and there have been other reports of suicides. People can’t get to their dead loved ones in many situations, and others have their dead still inside their homes. Nobody is showing up to help. Day six. Military circling but not really helping. Only civilians.

A unit from Bilbao very eager to help have said they were activated and then de-activated three times.

Spain rejected help from France; France came anyway. French firefighters.

“It’s so weird. It’s so weird,” said my source.

A baby was found alive after being buried in the mud for three days.

Some reports say people were advised to go get their cars in parking garages, now being described as “cemeteries.” It’s not yet possible to get to the bodies in most of the garages, but there are scores of dead in them all.

Most rage was directed at the President of Valencia, who was said to have been sent seven warnings, but took no action, inexplicably. People are also furious and disgusted with Sanchez, who referred to the angry mob in Paiporta as “marginal.” People scream “murderers!” at them. “It is murder,” said my source.

The Japanese government warned its citizens in the region of Valencia days before, as early as Oct. 28. Why did the people of Valencia not get any warning, until it was way too late? Nobody knows.

When the warning came through on the phone, it was a normal warning, the kind that is not that unusual and spoke only of heavy rain. Most people ignored it – thought nothing of it.

Guardia Civil is rumoured to have confiscated humanitarian donations.

The anger at the King and Queen is because when they arrived they had a vast number of police cars escorting them; People felt furious that only then did they see the first police cars. People shouted that they should not have come.

However, they remained, unlike Sanchez, who fled. They were able to offer comfort and have emerged as the most respected figures of leadership.

Can the Sanchez government survive this?

Everybody is saying the real situation when you see it in real life is way way worse than the photos and videos convey.

Man pulls his lifeless father from his car and wails in grief:

Death is everywhere.

Sanchez had better change his tone, fast, if he doesn’t want to get lynched.  Calling the people of Paiporta “marginal” and “violent?” Really?  Claiming he belongs to the good people of Valencia who “…want to move forward with their lives.”

That’s almost mind-bogglingly abusive.  I don’t expect him to be prime minister much longer, but it hardly matters.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia, by contrast, have emerged as the broken nation’s good parents.  Comparatively.

If you watch THIS clip – the King and Queen – and then think about the aftermath of Helene. Compare.

I am scarcely aware of Kamala [Harris] or Joe [Biden] turning up, or if they did, I think it was just for “optics” and photo ops. One military man said they loaded a plane with goods only so that Kamala could pose with it.  That woman must not become “President,” whatever else may happen.

Pray for Spain.

(Previous articles on Valencia HERE and HERE.)

Featured image taken from Lady Habsburg on Twitter