The Spanish Royal Family and the October Flooding in Spain

[An Ard Ri]

And now a red alert's been issued for parts of Catalunya. This is just awful.

Yes torrential rain falling near Barcelona and unseasonably dry over the UK/Ireland
'Extreme danger' red alert for Barcelona warns of more rain on the way - with Spain still reeling from deadly floods

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

So sad and frightening. I can understand the locals' frustration. We have seen as much here in the US with the hurricanes hitting the mountains of North Carolina and the devastation that it caused. I hope that the King and Queen are okay. Much respect for them staying even after such an experience. I don't think this was a publicity stunt on their part at all. I think the PM needed some "backup" on his trip.

Certainly not, its his job to do so and to endure the emotions of the people (not the violence though) and he did that with dignity. Only the circumstances are debatable (what time to go and with whom).

 

[Blog Real]

Poll: 78% of Valencians and 76% of all Spaniards support King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visiting Paiporta (Valencia) despite the risk.

68% of Valencians and 64% of Spaniards disapprove of Pedro Sánchez leaving while the King and Queen continued to console the citizens.

El 78% de los valencianos y el 76% de todos los españoles respaldan que el Rey visitara Paiporta pese al riesgo

El 68% de los valencianos y el 64% de los españoles desaprueban que Sánchez se marchara mientras los Reyes seguían consolando a los ciudadanos.

www.elespanol.com