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What's different a year after the wildfires? | SaltWire #novascotia #firefighting #wildfires #newsPORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Rescuers saved a horse on Thursday that had been trapped precariously for two days on a rooftop in a severely flooded town in southern Brazil, television images showed.
The horse straddling the roof of a farmhouse was spotted on Wednesday by a TV network helicopter on the outskirts of Canoas, a town north of Rio Grande do Sul state capital Porto Alegre.Canoas Mayor Jorge da Silva called on authorities to save the animal from falling off the roof. Volunteer rescuers who gathered to try to help the horse said it had been walking in flooded areas for four days. With the help of army vets, the rescuers secured the horse and loaded the animal into a Zodiac inflatable boat to take it to safety.
Unprecedented floods caused by heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul have killed 107 people, with 136 still missing in inundated towns where streets have turned to rivers. It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action. Please consider joining us in this mission by becoming a member of the SaltWire Network and helping to make our communities better.
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