Eleven children miraculously survived after their school bus was swallowed up by fast-moving floodwaters.
Horror footage shows a road resembling a murky river causing a vehicle to grind to a halt.
The waterline is so high, that liquid mud appears seconds away from pouring through the bus’s windows.
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The quick-thinking driver somehow managed to get all 11 children, and a teaching assistant, out of the vehicle through the emergency exit on the roof.
Driver, Leomar Ribas, the teacher’s aide, and the pupils, aged 12 to 15, all emerged unscathed, as reported on Need to Know.
The timely escape happened on the afternoon school run in Capinzal, Brazil, on Thursday (2 May).
“The driver attempted to pass through, and before he knew it, the bus fell into the ditch and flipped over,” one schoolgirl said.
“We tried to call for emergency help but couldn’t get through.
“He smashed the window, but we knew he wouldn’t be able to exit through it because it would lead into the water.
“That’s when we thought about getting out through the roof.”
The flash flood took Leomar by surprise.
He told local media: “A bridge collapsed, dammed up the water, and sent it rushing onto the road.
“It rushed towards the bus quickly, in a matter of seconds, leaving no time for the bus.
“The only option was to stop. There was no turning back either.”
He credits his quick thinking to having taken several courses on emergencies and first aid.
Leomar said: “What was left was the emergency exit on the roof, where I found a safe spot to jump onto dry ground. I leapt.
“The pupils started coming out, and I took them out one by one, all safely, thank God, and everything turned out fine.”
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