Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mark Nayler
“It’s clear whom Spaniards blame for the devastating floods that hit Spain on October 29th, as a result of which 229 people lost their lives and five are still missing. A few days after the disaster, when Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, King Felipe VI, and his wife Queen Letizia visited the town of Paiporta in the northeastern region of Valencia — the worst affected area, in which 221 people died — citizens hurled mud and insults at them. Valencia’s conservative president, Carlos Mazon, was also part of this unwelcomed delegation, but soon withdrew along with Sanchez after being pelted with mud. To the local residents, they represent a dysfunctional political class that failed to provide sufficient warning about the torrential rainfall, and which has since been slow and ineffective in its response.” (11/28/24)
https://fee.org/articles/the-rain-in-spain-and-plenty-of-blame/