I Shouldn't Be Alive (Limpopo)
Shared by four southern African countries, the Limpopo River is important to livelihoods of all who live on its banks, but as much as it is a source of life, it can just as easily bring death. In early 2013 heavy rains flooded the river basin, shattering livelihoods and leaving Mozambique and its people devastated.
This is a gripping true story of one of the survivors, Francisco, who was stranded in the raging flood waters for five days after being faced with the decision of saving himself by swimming to safety, or risking it all and sticking with a group of eight others… who couldn’t swim.
Subtitles avilable in English, Portuguese and French
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Such a beautiful film with gorgeous warm and loving African people...showing how they love, support and care for each other...even and during the worst of times...We should all come away learning how to treat others...by just watching this film...
@LegalTyranny
11 ай бұрын
I dunno statistics show some funny things with these people in re "loving"....
@dondamon4669
11 ай бұрын
You sound like a racist? And it's not beautiful as it's the worst looked after players ever
Proud of my cousin Francisco Macurra .. We really thought that he wasn't alive... But good was good with us because he was good with all the people he could help... 🙏
@lindareidy2091
Жыл бұрын
He is absolutely right, when he said that children should be thought how to swim. The numbers of people I know who drowned, is way too many, which could have been avoided if they were thought how to swim. It is just an essential as learning basic life support. The younger they learn, the easier it is to teach them. No matter where you are in the world, it all comes down to money. I don't think essential life saving skills is a waste of money. Each child who learns, can in turn,teach others the basics of how to survive. Your cousin probably saved 10 lives that day. 7 of them saved, because he knew how to swim, and did not panic. Most people drown because they panic. Hopefully, they are taking his advice.
I was there when this happened. Francisco is a friend and I know everyone in the video. I'll never forget that episode.
In the beginning they spoke Portuguese and I understood 90% as we speak Portuguese where I come from but then they spoke a original African language that sounds Chinese. Amazing people, amazing history. Hope the kids learn how to swim and the government update they flood alert system.
What a nice film. Bad experince lived in 2013, i cant forget. My congratulations my teacher!!!! I really liked the movie.
They were given food by mother nature, truly African people are innocent and purest souls in the world. Too bad Africa is looted for its resources.
@hilaryc3203
5 жыл бұрын
There are good and bad people in Africa, just as with everywhere in the world. Always was and sadly still persists. The level of cruelty there is tragic as a lot is based on greed, religious beliefs and power. That being said, the people represented in this film are good, decent people.
@percygeorge2967
4 жыл бұрын
@@hilaryc3203 if what you said was true then Africans would have let the black plaque wipe out all of Europe and then move in to take over the land, coz we know had the situation been reversed that's what your kind would have done.
@hilaryc3203
4 жыл бұрын
@@percygeorge2967 My kind? And just what is "my kind". You clearly do not grasp the meaning of what I said.
@ymatT601
4 жыл бұрын
Raj Viper Then why do they massacre the fuck out of one another?
@percygeorge2967
4 жыл бұрын
@@hilaryc3203 yes your kind. And you know exactly what that means
it was a very sad day, it marked me a lot. After 6 days of a lot of suffering into water, god brought my wife back. What shall i render to God for he has done so very much for me!?
@scottmorgan701
4 жыл бұрын
Love God back! Thank you for sharing Paulino. May God bless you through His only son Jesus Christ.
@paulinochambule8951
3 жыл бұрын
Amen!
My heart has been greatly warmed by this documentary. Its sad but in a beautiful way. Its ending is good.
very touching story, sharing with all my friends
Terrible tragedy. Francisco is so sharp and competent. HE should be in charge of the region.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU .....YOU EVENTUALLY MADE ME TO CRY...........I HAVE LEARNT NOT GIVE UP,
The people are so beautiful.sad story
UNITY OF GROUP AND WILL POWER IS THE KEY OF HIS SURVIVE ,VERY NICE REPRESENTATION OF STORY..................WISH YOU ALL THE BEST ..................TO TEACH NEW GENERATION HOW TO STAY LIVE AND HOPEFUL IN THIS SITUATION .
respect for this teacher
Very inspirational and moving!!! I know I don't have the right to criticize any events experienced by the victims, I'm just going to comment only as a viewer of this channel, that compared to the other survival stories, this one was the lightest or better said, the least developed short dramatization documentary! Hope this comment is being understood and won't receive negative misunderstood remarks. Peace! ✌
My Prayers 🙏 to everyone that lives there.
Este homem estudou e brincou comigo...I student with this man. live in malhangalene
He is a hero
I want to donate. How can I?
Amazing 👏
So sad tears flows while I watch! Professor you are an hero! You all are some black beautiful people
Wow, u are a hero indeed
@downformyscratchchavis
6 жыл бұрын
Lineo La guitara Ratia .i love you. ☆Happy☆ ♡Valentine's♡ ☆Day☆
hm long time floating down a river but nobody tried to swim to the riverbank, or was the flood so very wide, or nobody knows how to swim
he is such a brave man
I wish somebody had put subtitles 🤦🏽♀️, this looks interesting
@janemcquillin6152
Жыл бұрын
Get subtitles using settings - top RH corner of screen
you got that right!
very touching
Gostei do vídeo 😊
Bondia neighbours from Mozambique
Teamwork is important in the world
what a tale. hopefully the warning system has improved since when this video was uploaded....
Muito triste mais Deus e maihor cuidar deles🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🙌
they are so lucky.....some people are very smart....those who are very smart should help others and those being helped should allow themselves to be helped.... the end
This is completely different compared to the other [I Shouldn't be Alive].
What is the language they are speaking?
So painful
Thank you for your story. The bureaucrats don’t care because they don’t live there.
Nice.🙏
What am I missing here...why didn't they use the cellphone hours earlier to call for help before they even got wet??? How do you only use it for purposes of saying goodbye?
@rommelnath
8 жыл бұрын
WHEN THEIR COUNTRY NOT INFORM OF FLOOD AT TIME.WILL THEY TELL DEGISTER HELP LINE NO TO THEM. MOREOVER MAY THE HELP NO THEY DO NOT KNOW.
@ackas4576
7 жыл бұрын
Valyonga who's going to help them, you? The helicopter passed by & it didn't pluck them out of the water.
@Valyonga
7 жыл бұрын
ac kas ooh temper, temper, lol 😁
@elisabettamc
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Valyonga, I lived in this community and I know that there wasn't any help. Even if they did have a cell phone, who would they call to help?
@poutinedream5066
7 жыл бұрын
For real, a phone was useless during the hurricane Katrina floods in a country that supposedly has the best communications, infrastructure, and rescue services you can expect to find anywhere. Now this poor village in Africa is supposed to just, what, fly helicopters out to save thousands of people?
O cara estava com uma camisa de cor laranja chamativa mas foi a moça que tirou a camisa xadrez preta e vermelha para sinalizar para o helicóptero. Pelo menos o vídeo mostra isso. Também usou o telefone para se despedir da família. Tá tudo errado. Seja como for, abraços e felicitações do Brasil ao povo africano de língua portuguesa. Boa sorte.
You said you heard on the radio that there will be floods and later yo said you never heard any warnings
God please continue help your people, and protect
soube que isso aconteceu com ele atravez dele mesmo.meu deus,ele e mesmo um heroi
@elisabettamc
7 жыл бұрын
E heroi mesmo. Eu conheço a ele... trabalhei com ele e é boa pessoa de verdade.
@josetimoteo7479
7 жыл бұрын
eu estudei com ele na 8 e nona classe se nao estou em erro.eramos muito amigos na escola,depois fiquei sem contacto dele e quando contou essa historia ate rimos,porque ele e muito malandro e gosta de fazer piadas,depois de ver o video fiquei sem palavras
Is this a true story
Heart touching.Thank you god.
There are no subtitles, I had to guess what they were saying!
@ernanio
9 жыл бұрын
MissTaiSah you sure? I can see the subtitles.
@GODLIKE_-jo5oc
9 жыл бұрын
MissTaiSah put on subtitles ~_~
@Barbara31068
8 жыл бұрын
+Jibbly there subtitles are there. You click on the "cc" in the footers for the sub-titles
Portuguese ha!!?
Wow. God is good💝💝
What language is this ? Sounds similar to Spanish but accent like Portuguese.
@KevinSmith-yx2gt
7 жыл бұрын
Lest- ari Portuguese
@KevinSmith-yx2gt
7 жыл бұрын
Lest- ari Portuguese
@obagota
6 жыл бұрын
hola!
@thaboselepe4077
6 жыл бұрын
Portuquese and shangaan from Mozambique
What were french speaking people doing in Limpopo?
At 5:53dude has an mtv shirt lol
floods is reality in Mozambique,it can happen any time, however people should have the information in time to leave the places where are vulnerable. nevertheless the government should advise people and allocate them to safe places prepared to accommodate people whom are suffer with natural disasters like floods.
@muhammadazan2661
7 жыл бұрын
Safira Muchanga h
@muhammadazan2661
7 жыл бұрын
Safira Muchanga
@mahlomolapeter2047
6 жыл бұрын
Is very pain story
@jabulamula9571
5 жыл бұрын
Where did you learn English?
When someone tell you to go one way because it's safer and you start running and this muthafcka ain't running behind or beside you i suggest you go the same way there going😔
💔💔😭😭✌️🙏
Wow, what language is that? anyone know?
@neemaadam
8 жыл бұрын
Portuguese.
@torimchale
8 жыл бұрын
Portuguese... same language as in Brazil
@torimchale
8 жыл бұрын
When the old lady speaks, the one that was stuck on the tree, that isn't Portuguese. Not sure what language.
@elisabettamc
7 жыл бұрын
They speak Changana, the local language of that area of Mozambique, at several points in the film. When the teacher is talking to the students, he's speaking in Portuguese.
@mashilomashamaite6556
4 жыл бұрын
They spoke tsonga even in south Africa we speak it
Remember what happened in banda aceh by tsunami you can't control nature you have to accept the fate
What language are they speaking?
@zamokuhlem5735
6 жыл бұрын
Portuguese
@emmahalson5141
6 жыл бұрын
Why?
@drugs7246
5 жыл бұрын
Amo Styles thanks I am Dominican and was wondering why do I understand this language perfectly
@Kate-mr4pp
4 жыл бұрын
@@emmahalson5141 dude are you serious? colonialism
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Why is everyone in the comments pretending not to be racist?? Ive seen lots of these i shouldn't be alive documentarys and not once do people talk about what a beautiful country and what beautiful people they are 😂😂
Yes, Swimming is a must, though even worse is that this Country is the Richest land anywhere in the world, the corruption there is just the way in that System, we ALL will pay and it isn't to for way. God is great, the meek will Inherit the land!!
You speak your language
That sounds like Portuguese.
@zamokuhlem5735
6 жыл бұрын
it is they were colonized by the Portuguese
W A B O S
hahahahaha Ninja got the cellphone hours later to call and say goodbye....from a cellphone that has been in water for hours? Bonus....there was a cameraman close by...not struggling for his/her own life like them! nice hahahahahaha just kidding, i know this is just a remake of what really happened
Tsonga
@xonganichauke3011
4 жыл бұрын
They actually speak Shangaan
How u call ur family🤣🤣the phone dont was on wather🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jehovah is indeed a miracle worker. He ensured that maize, tomatoes floated to within reach of those stranded people. 'A Ram Caught By Its Horns In The Thicket'.
what language is this? sounds similar to zulu....
@susanmugutsi7372
7 жыл бұрын
Nomaswazi Madi Portuguese
@susanmugutsi7372
7 жыл бұрын
Nomaswazi Madi and the Venda language
@zamokuhlem5735
6 жыл бұрын
im sorry but this sounds nothing like Zulu and I know that cause I am Zulu. They are in Mozambique just sharing the river limpopo with the province of limpopo in south Africa, and they are speaking Portuguese .
@susanmugutsi3958
6 жыл бұрын
zamo molefe but I thought there's a bit of Tswana as well, l did watch. Yes he's From Mozambique
@lindiwemccatz2049
6 жыл бұрын
The guy is speaking Tsonga with Mama Podina, it sounds very familiar.
The lessons here is learn how to swim. Thx
@Xesxs
Жыл бұрын
Make some rafts for a rainy day! Build from sticks and tree trunks. Please donate life jackets. That way if there's a flood again you have protection until flood subside.
Its crazy how they believe in religion's when it was the British that came and taught it to them. They really are a simple folk whose thinking is hundreds of years behind
why the god damn tittle in English?
Worst version of Ademius ever... :/ they butchered the song.
limpopo my ass
um..i dont speak zimbobbian..wtf
Water is extremely dangerous but esp for black people because most of us can't swim 😢
The acting is horrible
he is such a brave man