Watch: Man nearly swept away as raging mudslide sweeps through Venezuela town
A man was trapped inside his SUV that was in the process of being scooped up by a raging mudslide in Maracay, Venezuela, Monday but managed to escape just seconds before his SUV was swept downriver.
Car swept away by surging floodwater in Venezuela
Video shot in Maracay shows the power of the surging floodwaters, which carried off a car shortly after the driver got out.
MARACAY, Venezuela – As a torrent of mud and water raced through a Venezuelan town Monday, a man barely escaped being swept away in his SUV.
Video from the town of Maracay shows the chaotic scene during the deadly mudslide. A man was trapped inside his SUV that was in the process of being scooped up by the raging flood.
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The man managed to escape just seconds before his SUV is swept downriver.
A resident walks past a car stuck in the middle of debris in El Castaño, a neighborhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. (Federico PARRA / AFP)
A resident with mud-soaked feet stands in the mud in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
A resident tries to remove a gate from his partially buried house in an area affected by a mudslide in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Residents remove mud in an area affected by a mudslide in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
TOPSHOT - Residents remove mud and debris in an area affected by a mudslide in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
People make their way over debris in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Rescue workers walk through the rubble of destroyed houses as they search for victims after a devastating landslide in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
People make their way over debris in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Boulders are seen in the middle of a street in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
A man walks in deep mud and debris in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Residents use a rope to cross a street amid boulders and water running down a street in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Aerial picture of El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, taken on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Aerial picture of El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, taken on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Aerial picture of a car stuck in the mud in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, taken on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Aerial picture of El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, taken on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Aerial picture of El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, taken on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Residents remove a gate in an area affected by a mudslide in El Castaño, a neighbourhood in Maracay, the capital of the Venezuela northern Aragua State, on October 18, 2022, a day after intense rain caused floods and a mudslide that killed at least three people. - Mudslides devastated everything in their path -- sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders, a week after another landslide nearby left 54 dead. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
Officials said three people died in the slide, which left parts of the town covered waist-deep in mud and damaged several homes.
Heavy rains have plagued the region in October, with this mudslide coming on the heels of another deadly mudslide a week before that killed dozens in Las Tejerias, according to the Associated Press.