Brazilians rescue stranded horse from rooftop in flooded city of Canoas

Brazilians rescue stranded horse from rooftop in flooded city of Canoas

A stranded horse is rescued from the floods in Canoas city in southern Brazil.

The animal was removed from a roof after being sedated, and placed on a boat.

Some 400 municipalities have been affected by the worst natural calamity ever to hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with at least 107 people dead and hundreds more injured.

A total of 134 people were reported missing and nearly 1.7 million have suffered damage in flooding the government and experts have linked to climate change.