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Toddler rescued from roof of flooded house during Brazil floods
This is the incredible moment police rescue a toddler and woman from the roof of their home following devastating floods in Brazil.
The dramatic footage shows a police officer being lowered onto the roof of a house by a helicopter in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, after the Taquari River overflowed.
Polícia Rodoviária Federal shared footage of the rescue and said: “Our police officers rescued a toddler and a woman, who were on the roofs of their house waiting for help.
“The police used PRF’s Bell 407 model helicopter.”
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