Sara, from Portugal, and Amar, from Belgium, were rescued from their Valencia apartment. The couple had been living rented in the damaged building for a year.

“It was a very stressful moment. We didn't want to burn to death, we were at the mercy of the firefighters,” they said. The residents of the area have dedicated themselves to the cause and have opened strategic points to receive food or clothing and thus deliver them to those affected who have lost everything.