A HUMAN CHAIN of locals has been filmed pulling a bus through a river after it became stuck in the water.
Dozens of people joined forces, using ropes to try to drag the vehicle to safety.
The incident happened on the La Soberanía road in Colombia, which connects Saravena, in Arauca, with Pamplona, in Norte de Santander.
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Footage shared online shows people working together to haul the bus out of the riverbed.
The effort came amid major disruption on the road, where heavy rain has caused water levels to rise and damaged infrastructure.
A sudden surge in water levels on Monday (12 October) again disrupted traffic in the Caño Negro area, as reported by Need To Know.
A temporary metal bridge installed after the previous structure collapsed was still awaiting authorisation to open to traffic, according to local reports.
The road has faced repeated problems since heavy rain caused a bridge over the Bojabá stream to collapse in July.
The damage cut off a key route linking Arauca with Norte de Santander and other parts of the country.
Locals have since been forced to find alternative ways to travel, including crossing the water by boat in some areas.
One social media post about the latest incident said: “Decades go by, but nothing ever changes.”
The writer added that her father had witnessed similar scenes when he was young, and that she had been seeing them since childhood.
She concluded: “There is no population more resilient than the people of Sarare.”
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