A terrified flood victim in Valencia has revealed the scale of devastation after weighing illuminated waters invaded his house in a matter of minutes.

Alba Paredes Borja is from the Spanish city of Alfafar, one of the areas Those most affected by the deadly storm.where local authorities are asking for urgent help to receive food, water and medical supplies.

“I’m terrified. “Everything seems apocalyptic,” he said. The Independent. The floods – known as “cold drop” or DANA phenomenon – have claimed 158 lives, including at least three people in the municipality, leaving the city in ruins and cut off from all communication.

When the heavy rain started Tuesday night.The 20-year-old, who lives with her cat, remembers how she narrowly escaped when murky water began gushing into her home, wreaking havoc.

Alba, who is now at a friend’s house, explained that she was alone when the disaster occurred. “I only managed to escape with a t-shirt, some pants and my cat. “I came out barefoot, with nothing else,” she said.

In less than 10 minutes, their house was completely flooded, with the water reaching two meters high. “When they gave the notice that the houses were flooding, mine was already under water. Nothing was saved.

“The situation was overwhelming; “I felt lost and scared when I saw my house fill with water,” she added.

Their furniture was smashed, appliances were broken, and the walls were soaked. “There’s nothing left, just mud,” Alba said.

Residents in their neighborhood woke up to a grim scene, with overturned cars making walking nearly impossible.

“Food is scarce because all the supermarkets have been looted. You can’t enter or leave the area because everything is blocked. Although communications were restored today, we were cut off for three days.

“There are no bailouts; It’s just us. We are a group of people trying to clean the mud from our houses, but there is not much help available,” Alba explained.

“I’m shocked. I have lost my house and I have nothing left. “Everyone around me has suffered the same fate.”

Those who managed to escape the floods sought refuge in the homes of relatives and neighbors. But others have been forced to sleep in doorways and abandoned buildings.

Alba said: “This situation is suffocating. People fight for food and are simply trying to survive. It is alarming and terrifying. Everything seems apocalyptic. Everything is destroyed.

“Those who managed to save their cars before the floods hit were able to go elsewhere to buy food. But those without cars have difficulty eating and survive with the little they can save.”

As emergency services continue their frantic rescue efforts, the official number of people killed by flash floods in Spain has increased to 158.

The Spanish prime minister has urged residents to stay home, warning that the devastation “is not over” and declaring Valencia a “disaster zone” amid warnings of more extreme weather to come.