An Irish teacher caught in the devastating Spanish floods has described being trapped and unable to leave his town, which is encircled by water.
Dubliner John Fahy, 55, residing in the coastal town of Cullera near Valencia, spoke of supermarkets running out of food with no imminent resupply expected.
He recounted his fear during the flood as he drove home amidst the storm's fury.
Mr Fahy, an economics teacher working 30km north of Valencia, found himself battling the elements on the motorway last Tuesday when the storm struck. He shared: "When I left my work at 5pm, it was hell coming home. I was driving through the storm in the slow lane at 80km per hour."
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He continued, "I wanted to stop, but I couldn't stop on the highway. I was scared. And there was a truck behind me flashing the lights. He was centimetres away from me. I got home OK, but I was scared."
Spain is reeling from its most severe flooding disaster this century, with at least 205 people confirmed dead and fears mounting for the missing. Among them, a British man is presumed deceased, and concerns grow over other expatriates unaccounted for, reports the Irish Mirror.
Rescue teams are now scouring through abandoned vehicles and drenched buildings in search of bodies.
On Friday, Mr Fahy reported that the Spanish Army had been deployed to aid the search efforts, though their grim task is now focused on recovering bodies rather than finding survivors. He noted: "The army was only sent in two, three hours ago, because now they're finding more bodies in garages."
"We can't leave our town because it's flooded all around. There's no-one in the shops in Cullera because there's no food and there won't be for a while."
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