By Manuel Ausloos and Antony Paone PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) -Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King Felipe,

Angry protestors hurled eggs and mud at Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia as the couple toured the Valencia region of the country, where at least 200 people are dead following devastating flooding.

A crowd of angry survivors of Spain's floods tossed mud and shouted insults at Spain's King Felipe VI and government officials as they visited hard-hit towns.

The army sent a total of about 7,500 soldiers over the weekend to help distribute food and water, clean up streets and guard against looters.

Crews in Spain searched for flood survivors as teams stepped up efforts to pump water from flooded carparks into Monday, per Spanish outlet El País. Why it matters: The climate-change related flooding has killed 214 people as of Monday morning and building anger in affected communities over the government's response culminated in Valencia residents throwing mud and other objects at Spain's visiting King Felipe,

Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain's king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster

Spain's king and queen and their entourage which included Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were met with hostility and pelted with mud on Sunday during a visit to the flood-ravaged Valencia region. Authorities said the death toll has risen to 217 following Tuesday's deadly storms and flash floods.