A Second from Death: Incredible Rescue of a Pedestrian in Rio (VIDEO)

In Rio de Janeiro, a pedestrian miraculously escaped death when a tree and a pole collapsed onto the sidewalk during a hurricane. The man jumped aside at the last moment and escaped with only a fright. The storm, with winds exceeding 100 km/h, uprooted hundreds of trees, paralyzed transport, and left thousands of homes without power.

In Rio de Janeiro, during a powerful hurricane, a pedestrian miraculously escaped death when a huge tree and an electric pole collapsed onto the sidewalk where he was standing. The man instinctively jumped aside in the last fraction of a second, and the heavy structures fell just centimeters away from him. The incident was captured by surveillance cameras and caused a wide resonance online. The victim's sister, Fabiana, who had crossed the road a few seconds before the incident, watched from the opposite side of the street and was sure her brother had died. Later, she called the event a true miracle. The storm that hit the state of Rio de Janeiro was accompanied by wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h, uprooted hundreds of trees, paralyzed public transport, including the metro and trains, and left thousands of homes without electricity. For other residents of the region, the consequences of the storm were tragic, but details are not provided.