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Friday, January 14, 2011

Rescue and Loss

The floods and resulting landslides in Brazil over the last few days have killed over 500 people already. This video of a woman and her dog trapped in the midst of raging waters and the rescue attempt is both poignant and heart wrenching.

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  1. My heart broke... as I watched this. I am overwhelmed with sadness...

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  2. she lets go of the dog, it likely drowns in the volume of water

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  3. Oh man. I feel so bad for her and her dog both. That she held on that long, that she tried to make the jump with him, it clearly indicates she loves her dog. And she still lost him.

    I am so grateful that I haven't had to face any kind of natural crisis, even just a house fire, in my house. I have four cats and two rescued ferals I'm trying to rehabilitate in the basement. I have a tentative evacuation plan, but I'd really not ever have to test it out.

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