This was the incredible rescue of “Carmelo”, the horse stuck on a roof due to floods in Brazil

Devastating images continue to shock southern Brazil Animals also suffer the brunt of heavy rains, A video began circulating on Wednesday in which it can be seen As a horse standing on the roof With water all around it.

images of or globeRepeated by news agency reutersshown from a helicopter animal balance He remained standing on the structure as long as possible. A local journalist can be heard saying that it is not known how long the roof will hold the weight of the animal.

The media and social media users began repeating the images, and, as of yesterday, the horse’s fate seemed uncertain. This Thursday, at least that story may have a happy ending.

Rescuers rush to rescue a horse isolated on a rooftop in a canoe: They managed to put the animal named “Caramel” to sleep In an inflatable boat, according to images broadcast live on television.

“The image of that horse” represents “the suffering of thousands of people”. Lula said at an event to announce an aid package for Rio Grande do Sul, a state that has been partially submerged under water for more than a week due to non-stop rains and at least 108 people. Has died and is completely flooded. or partly 425 municipalities.

A horse remained lying on a roof for days as the only thing left of a home amid floods in the city of Canoas, worst hit by the storm that has wreaked havoc in southern Brazil.

“I can’t imagine what that horse was thinking on the roof at that time,” but “I hope no one will ride on him for a long time, because now he deserves a rest,” Lula said.

“Thank God the horse Carmelo is safe!the first lady said in a video on social networks. Janja.

Meanwhile, distribution of water and food has been stepped up for those who have lost everything.

Civil protection spokeswoman Sabrina Ribas said, “The focus is still on rescue (…) but we are working very intensively on the distribution of humanitarian aid.”

Officials fear that the logistics of aid delivery will be hampered “to some extent” in the coming days, given the “rainfall” alert that is expected to occur in the Porto Alegre region from Friday to Sunday.

(With information from AFP and EFE)