This is the nail-biting moment as a man clings to a wall for dear life as flood water rages past and launches a car towards him.
The eerie images show a dark residential street illuminated only by the red lights of cars floating in the deep waters of Valencia, Spain.
In the video, a man can be seen clinging to a wall under a balcony as the fast-flowing current sends a car towards him at high speed.
At the last moment he manages to get up with the vehicle a few centimeters away from crushing him.
The car crashes into the wall, causing the man to slide before sitting in the back window.
This is the nail-biting moment a man clings to a wall for dear life in Valencia, Spain, as floodwaters rage past and launch a car towards him.
At the last moment he manages to get up with the vehicle a few centimeters away from crushing him.
He looks around helplessly and it seems like he won’t be able to escape.
But three good Samaritans come to his aid by passing a blanket across the metal railings from the first floor to the man below.
It flutters in the wind as the man tries to grab it. Another male throws down a second blanket and they manage to drag him to the dry earth above.
They give him a welcoming hug and a pat on the back as they share their relief that he is now safe in touching scenes.
The images, taken on Tuesday, October 29, were shared on X with the words: “This scene from the Valencia disaster of October 29 is beyond a movie.”
‘A man hanging on the wall is on the verge of flooding. A car pushed by the current is going to crush it. From the first floor someone throws a blanket. He goes up to a safe place.’
One person says the video looks like it was “literally filmed straight from a horror movie.”
Another added: “It’s the loving celebratory pats on the back from a suspected stranger that make my day.”
While a third said it was an “incredible story of bravery and human kindness.”
“In that moment of crisis, the power of community and quick thinking saved a life,” they wrote.
Three good Samaritans come to his rescue by passing a blanket across the metal railings from the first floor to the man below before carrying him to safety.
They give him a welcoming hug and a pat on the back as they share their relief that he is now safe.
People commented under the video about X saying it looked like something out of a horror movie, while others were thrilled when the man was rescued.
“It is a beautiful reminder that even in the most difficult times, there is always hope and possibility for heroism.”
Devastating floods that hit the region this week have killed more than 200 people.
Almost all of the deaths have occurred in the Valencia region, where thousands of security and emergency services frantically cleared debris and mud in search of bodies.
Describing “the worst natural disaster in the recent history of our country”, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said it was the second deadliest flood in Europe this century.
The storm that caused flooding on Tuesday formed as cold air moved over the warm waters of the Mediterranean and is common at this time of year.
But scientists warn that human-driven climate change is increasing the ferocity, duration and frequency of these extreme weather events.