Of Adam Parsonscorrespondent for Europe

Survivors of Spain’s devastating floods have told Sky News they feel lucky to be alive.

But they are angry that they have not received more support from the government, emergency services or the military.

They say they feel forgotten and are without power, food or water, despite living a short drive from one of Spain’s largest cities.

Instead, we saw thousands of volunteers help clean up cities that were devastated, while others were left to rely on their own residents to cope with the tremendous devastation.

“Tell the world we have nothing,” says one man as we speak in the town of Albal. There are growing calls for a nationwide protest against what is seen as the authorities’ slow response.

But there are also fascinating stories of survival. In Catarroja, we meet Arkait Iniguez, who has returned from his high school in Valencia because of a bad weather warning.

“At first I was up to my knees in water,” he says. He wanted to check on his grandmother, who lived nearby, but by the time he got to her house, the water was rushing so fast it swept him away.

“The stream was so fast and the level rose. I grabbed a traffic sign pole to avoid being taken. Some neighbors tried to help me – they threw me a rope, but it broke.

“I was there for 20 minutes. Something hit me – I think it was a car, but I can’t be sure. And then the stream got less strong and I was able to jump on a car.”

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