Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were pelted with mud by crowds during their visit to the region last week, as anger fermented among communities who said they felt abandoned by authorities in the wake of the natural disaster, with troops and police deployed to assist communities in affected areas.

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente said he was suspending all commuter trains in northeast ... Spain's Mediterranean coast is buffeted by autumn storms that can cause flooding every year, but this year brought the most destructive flash floods ...