Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king’s visit to stricken Valencia suburb

The death toll from the country’s worst flash floods in modern history edged higher to 217 on Sunday - almost all in the Valencia region and over 60 of them in Paiporta alone.

, Spain, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week’s deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some throwing mud at them.