La imagen de un hombre que huye del huracán Florence con un gatito empapado sobre su hombro está dando la vuelta al mundo.
La foto en la que se ve a Robert Simmons Jr. y su gatito, llamado acertadamente Survivor (Superviviente), fue tomada por el periodista del News & ObserverAndrew Carter, y desde el viernes se ha hecho viral.
Carter explica en Twitter que Simmons se quedó atrapado en su casa de New Bern (Carolina del Norte, EE UU) el jueves 13 de septiembre por la crecida de las aguas. Quería que su padre lo acompañara en el bote de rescate, pero el padre prefirió quedarse y, aunque a Simmons le daba pena dejarlo allí, decidió "irse con su gatito posado en el hombro", cuenta Carter.
Simmons confesó a Carter en una entrevista publicada en The News & Observerque es "un amante de los animales". Y también comentó que no pudo llevarse a la madre del gatito con él porque "es una gata salvaje".
El huracán Florence tocó tierra en Carolina del Norte el viernes por la mañana como tormenta de categoría 1, pero es la lluvia torrencial, no el viento, lo que representa la mayor amenaza para quienes se encuentran en la zona. La noche del viernes, en Morehead City ya había unos 58 centímetros de lluvia.
El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Estados Unidos tuiteó el sábado por la mañana que todavía hay mucha más lluvia en camino, "aunque cueste creerlo".
It may be hard to believe...but there's MUCH more rain to come.
A fallen tree lies atop the crushed roof of a fast food restaurant after the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Workers assess trees that have fallen in Wayne County, NC from the tropical storm-force winds of Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Rising waters threaten downtown Washington, NC as the Pimlico River overruns its' banks, a result of storm surge from Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A message is posted on a boarded up building before the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Oak Island, North Carolina, U.S., September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Search and Rescue workers from New York rescue a man from flooding caused by Hurricane Florence in River Bend, North Carolina, U.S. in this September 14, 2018 handout photo. NYC Emergency Management/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THI...
A motorist navigates away from a fallen tree blocking a road after the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
A member of the U.S. Army walks through floodwaters near the Union Point Park Complex as Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
A woman attached to a respiratory machine is seen in a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Customers pick up last minute supplies at a convenience mart ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill
FAIRFIELD HARBOUR, NC - SEPTEMBER 14: Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolin...
Dozens of downed trees block Market Street in the Historic District of Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday Sept. 14, 2018. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images)
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Flood waters from the Trent River inundate a park in Pollocksville, North Carolina on September 14, 2018 during Hurricane Florence. - Florence smashed into the US East Coast Friday with howling winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm ...