Must not lose my emotional self-control. There are memories of mine that have been washed away by waters of Rio Pardinho. Last Tuesday morning was like a city under siege. Panic everywhere. And I could do nothing to save our stuff, only go in that cold water to help my mother and aunt drag whatever we could upstairs. Meanwhile my neighbors were bringing their TVs and bags full of clothes for us to keep(as my house is a lot higher than the street). I couldn't even cry, just drag more stuff while the waters were reaching the light switches. That meant it was already close to the ceiling in my neighbor's house. We were the last ones in our street to leave by boat. Have to go all three blocks from my house to disembark in the highway with my mother and 2 dogs. Both cats stayed behind with food, water and sand in the highest place. They were quite traumatized when we returned, but are all OK.