This is the incredible moment police rescue a toddler and woman from the roof of their home following devastating floods in Brazil.

The dramatic footage shows a police officer being lowered onto the roof of a house by a helicopter in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, after the Taquari River overflowed.

Polícia Rodoviária Federal shared footage of the rescue and said: “Our police officers rescued a toddler and a woman, who were on the roofs of their house waiting for help.

“The police used PRF’s Bell 407 model helicopter.”