In desperation to escape rising waters, these animals got creative

A cooking pot comes in handy when this man wanted to save the family pet from the floodwaters in Hermosa, Bataan, northwest of Manila. Photo: Reuters

With climate change and global warming making weather patterns go crazy, flash floods can catch us all by surprise, from humans and pets to livestock and wild animals. These amazing images were captured during sudden rising waters and devastating floods across the world, and show not only our love for animals but the creative ways in which frightened animals find shelter in the unlikeliest spots. Roofs and pipes, bits of high ground and precarious sticks, even the backs of another animals can serve as refuge.

The smile says it all. A Pakistani shepherd carries his sheep to safety after a heavy downpour triggered floods in the provincial capital of the Punjab, Lahore.