Brazil floods: horse stranded on roof is rescued as death toll rises to 107 people
09-05-2024 23:02 via theguardian.com

Brazil floods: horse stranded on roof is rescued as death toll rises to 107 people

Animal dubbed ‘Caramelo’ was trapped for days, balancing on two strips of slippery asbestos after flooding hit the Porto Alegre areaEmergency workers have rescued a horse that had been trapped for days on a rooftop after severe floods in southern Brazil, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 107 people.The animal, dubbed Caramelo on social media, had been balancing on two narrow strips of slippery asbestos in Canoas, a city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area that is one of t
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