The devastating floods that hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, also dramatically affected animals. This is the case of the horse Caramello who was stuck on the roof of a house in Canoas. President Lula’s wife mobilized the Army to save him.
It has become the symbol of the floods that are bringing Brazil to its knees. The horse Caramelo he was stuck on the roof of a house in Canoas, in the metropolitan region of the capital of Rio Grande do Sulin the area of Porto Alegre. The images circulated online showed the poor beast visibly frightened, unable to move.
Rescue teams in the southern state of Brazil they took action to save him and also the ‘first lady’ Rosângela Janja Silva said he had mobilized the commander of Army operations in the region, General Hertz Pires do Nascimento. We hope that ‘Caramelo’ survived the night,” wrote Janja, who together with her husband, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has already adopted a dog rescued from the waters and to whom she has given the name ‘Hope’.
And the poor beast was eventually recovered after a day spent on the roof, despite the enormous difficulties in accessing the area due to the flooded streets and debris left by the receding waters. The rescue operations were coordinated by the mayor of Canoesdemonstrating when immediate response in emergency situations is essential.
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Floods and landslides have killed at least 100 people in Brazil. More than 160,000 people they were displaced, with some municipalities literally wiped out. L’airport international airport in the capital Porto Alegre has completely flooded runways and will be unusable for at least 30 days. The Arena do Grêmio football stadium was also affected by the floods.
