This is the dramatic moment a young girl risked her life trying to cross a raging river following the collapse of the only bridge that connected her indigenous community with the nearest town.
The dilapidated footbridge over the Aguita River in Pueblo Rico, Colombia, was used by around 2,000 members of the Embera Chami tribe before it was washed away in floods last November.
Heartbreaking footage showed a child battling against the force of nature as she tried to reach the opposite bank with only a piece of rope to cling on to.
University professor Daniel Silva Orrego, an MP for the department of Risaralda which includes the municipality of Pueblo Rico, said: These are the dangerous conditions in which children and adults currently have to cross the river.
Lo que hay detrás de las imágenes de una niña indígena que cruza a contracorriente un río torrentoso en Colombia (VIDEO)
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Sorprendió niña tras cruzar río con una cuerda en Colombia🎥
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