According to official information published on the social network following the reception they received, with jeers and insults, in Paiporta.
Accompanied by Queen Letizia, the king addressed the members of the emergency center, where all the institutions, organizations and forces that intervene in this "monumental disaster that affected so many lives and so many ways of life" are present, he said, in reference to the consequences of the meteorological phenomenon last Tuesday that caused torrential rains and floods, which resulted in more than two hundred deaths, dozens of missing people and extensive damage in the region.
"We must give these people hope, respond to the emergency, but also ensure that the State in all its fullness is present", underlined the monarch, who also expressed his conviction that the situation "every day" improving.
"It's not speculative, I believe that the means are growing and the effectiveness is also growing", he highlighted.
The king conveyed the importance of what is being done by the troops "every hour, every minute, since the emergency occurred", highlighting that the important thing is that "people realize that the mechanisms of the State at different levels are working".
He thanked the "enormous contribution of people of all kinds", although he acknowledged that "organizing it, managing it is not easy".
"Thank you for your effort. I know these are tiring days, there are no hours, no minutes and there are a lot of needs to meet. Cheer up, keep going", he concluded.
Felipe VI was received with boos and insults by the population of Paiporta, one of the areas of the Valencian community most affected by the floods, and was also hit with mud.
Shouts of "get out of here" and throwing mud welcomed the delegation of the kings of Spain, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the president of the Generalitat of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, upon their arrival in the center of Paiporta.
Many indignant people greeted the delegation with insults and confronted them, while the king and queen tried to talk to the young people who approached them.
Felipe and Letizia, accompanied by Pedro Sánchez, the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, and the Government delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, were shortly afterwards at the advanced command post installed in Paiporta, one of the locations most affected by the bad weather, which It has already left 217 people dead, with several dozen people missing, according to the most recent report.
On Tuesday, several regions of Spain, including the Valencian Community, were under the influence of an “isolated depression at high levels”, a meteorological phenomenon known as DANA (DINA in Portuguese), which caused torrential rains, floods and extensive damage. .
In addition to the fatalities, the storm caused damage to supply, communication and transport infrastructure. In the affected areas there are more than 7 thousand military personnel and 10 thousand members of the National Police and Civil Guard.