Heavy rains hit the metropolitan region of São Paulo last Monday (31). Amidst the chaos, a family of capybaras was spotted swimming in the flood.
The video was taken on Avenida dos Estados, in Santo André, when a family of capybaras, consisting of a mother and her pups, was seen swimming in the middle of the flooding.
Santo André was one of the areas most affected by Monday’s (31) rains. According to Mayor Gilvan Júnior, the city was hit by 80 mm of rain in just 40 minutes.
The storm began around 2:00 PM, according to São Paulo state’s Civil Defense. The capybara scene occurred after the overflow of the Guarara Stream and the Tamanduateí River, which turned the avenue into a true river.
Capybaras spotted swimming on a Santo André avenue after heavy rain
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