Couple returns home to look for animals after tornado hits PR “All they were thinking about was survival”

Amidst the rubble and silence that occupied the Kohappal area, Rio Bonito do IguacuThis Sunday, the 9th, in the state of Paraná, the couple returned to the place where the house they had lived in three days earlier was located. This property was recently rented. The tornado that destroyed the city Completely destroyed.

In the images recorded on the day of the move, the scenario was different. A new phase begins with a simple but organized house, furniture ready to be placed. Now everything has been destroyed and only the remains remain.

During the storm, the family took shelter in the bathroom, the only room that could withstand the force of the wind. They remained there until rescued. Still feeling emotional, Ronaldo Silva said, “All I was thinking about was survival. I didn’t have time to do anything.”

Immediately after the tornado, he and his wife, Laudicia dos Santos, managed to find one of their three cats, Esmeralda, who was scared but came out unharmed. The next day they returned and found her brother Bob hiding in the rubble.

Since the night of the disaster, the family has been sheltered at Casa de Rideres, a Catholic church in Laranjeiras do Sul.

This Sunday, Ronaldo and Laudicia visited the site again to look for Amora, the oldest cat and the mother of the other two cats. But the dogs Tufaon and Negaon showed up, clearly happy to see their owners.

With hope and care, the couple searched the remains of their land and called their cat out of the rubble. “We still believe that we will find Amora. She will always come home,” the resident said.

In the midst of loss, being reunited with the animals became a gesture of hope, a small relief in the face of the enormity of the tragedy.

On the evening of Friday the 7th, a tornado with speeds exceeding 250km/h occurred. identified as the most destructive in the state’s recent history– Much of the city was destroyed and at least six people were killed. Over 800 people injured And the trajectory of destruction.

According to the Civil Defense Bureau, about 4,000 people in the city of 13,000 were directly or indirectly affected by the tornado. This is almost all urban residents suffering from collapsed or roofless homes, or from lack of electricity, water, and supplies.

Businesses were also affected, adding to the housing situation concerns about the future of employment and the city’s financial survival.

City officials, social movements, universities, volunteers from Rio Bonito and surrounding municipalities, fire brigades, civil defense and other government agencies worked from Friday night through the weekend to begin rescue, evacuation and reconstruction efforts.

“We are grateful that the Brazilian people have been so cooperative,” says Rio Bonito’s head of culture. Diane OliveiraI worked in food distribution on Saturdays.