‘I did not drown, but I was afraid I would freeze to death’ says Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina

“It’s the worst night of my life, I do not want anyone. I did not drown, but I was so scared of freezing to death. We hugged each other all night, that’s what kept us warm,” Marcella said.

From her Cloudy, South of Santa Catarina, and he announced difficulties in leaving the property. (See below). Marcela’s mother Christiani Alves da Silva, who lives in Santa Catarina, said the family also had to face temperatures of 13ºC. “Even though it was already summer, that night was very cold because it rained a lot,” he said. Marcella sent her mother videos showing where they were staying. (See below).

“It was a night of panic I will never want to remember. But thank you for being alive. Today, what happened to me came true, and I started to cry because it all seems unreal,” says Marcella.

The family stayed from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am and took refuge in the slab roof of the apartment next door. According to Marcella, when the water receded slightly, the two men used a ladder and a table to get to where the family was. The water, according to her, was fully submerged only at 10am.

“[Nas ruas] There were piles and piles of logs and cars. Three, four meters. It was scary, ”he recalled.

As Heavy flooding turned the streets into rivers with violent currents, Which hit cars, uprooted trees and caused the collapse of some buildings. Dams in Germany and Belgium are at risk of breaking. Rain disrupts Netherlands and France (See pictures of the flood in the video below).

More than 170 deaths due to floods in Europe have been confirmed until this morning (17) morning. There were 143 in Germany.

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Marcela, her husband and daughter are staying at a friend’s house in Brazil. In addition to the house, the restaurant where Santa Catarina’s assistant works was also destroyed by the flood. He says the family was only able to get some of the baby’s clothes and documents.

“We have no energy, no water. We were able to go to the market to buy groceries. I use candles because we do not have a forecast for the light to turn on, it can take months,” he says.

Due to the lack of energy and internet, family and friends use their cell phones to send messages to family members in Brazil.

Since September 2020, Marcela has been living in Germany with her husband and their 7-year-old daughter. The city where the family lives is the capital of the Ahrville district.

Marcela says she was at home with her family on the day of the flood and did not think the water would rise so quickly.

“My turn [de subir], I did not succeed, but my husband, I do not know where he got the strength, pushed me. I thought I was going to fall into the water, but I was able to catch myself and climb to the top. It was really a divine force, “he recalled.

After the scare, Marcella contacted her mother, who lives in Santa Catarina. He not only calmed the family members, but also sent videos showing the path of destruction caused by the rains. The furniture in his house was covered in mud and the car he bought two months ago disappeared in the mud.

“We are trying to bring Amanda and her daughter to Brazil because there [na Alemanha] Conditions are dangerous today. But her husband will stay and they will come back as soon as everything is normal, “said Marcella’s mother Christiani Alves da Silva.

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