An angry mob throws mud at the King of Spain in flood-hit Valencia

Spain’s King Felipe VI was confronted by angry protesters during a visit to the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented flooding.

The footage shows the angry crowd shouting “murderer” and “shame” at the king, who was also asked why nothing was done to prevent the tragedy.

Spain’s worst flooding in decades has left entire neighborhoods covered in mud, littered with mangled cars and debris.

More than 200 people died as a result of the flood, and many more are missing. Emergency workers continue to comb underground car parks and tunnels in hopes of finding survivors and recovering bodies.

There was outrage over the lack of warning and support from the authorities after the floods.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Paiporta, a city that was seriously affected.

King Felipe is talking to a man — Angry residents insulted King Felipe during a visit to Paiporta (Getty Images)

Footage showed the king making his way down a pedestrianized street as his bodyguards and police were suddenly overwhelmed by a wave of insulting and shouting protesters.

They struggled to maintain a protective ring around the monarch as some protesters threw mud and objects.

The king engaged several, even embraced them.

Images showed dirt on the faces and clothes of the king, queen and accompanying officials, who held umbrellas over the monarch as they left.

Dirt on the face of a queen holding a woman's hands while talking to her — Queen Letizia was also covered in mud (EPA)

Civil Guards and mounted officers were later seen trying to disperse the angry crowd.

It comes after residents criticized local authorities for their response to the catastrophic flooding.

Juan Bordera, a member of the Valencian parliament, called the king’s visit “a very bad decision.”

The authorities “didn’t heed any warnings”, Mr Bordera told the BBC.

“It is logical that people are outraged, it is logical that people did not understand why this visit is so urgent,” he added.

On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered the deployment of 10,000 more troops, police and civil guards to the area.

A woman shouts in the crowd — In the devastated city of Paiport, where more than 60 deaths have been reported so far, residents have expressed their disappointment at the response of the authorities (Getty Images)

According to him, this deployment was the largest in peacetime in Spain. But he added that he was aware that the response was “inadequate” and acknowledged “serious problems and shortcomings”.

The civil protection agency controlled by the regional government issued an emergency alert to the phones of people in and around the city of Valencia after 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Tuesday as the floodwaters flashed rapidly. is growing in many areas and in some cases is already wreaking havoc.

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