Workers in Mexico City discover a giant rat mascot that was pulled along with 22 tones of garbage from the city's drainage after heavy storms. Oh and to tell you the huge rodent is actually a long-lost Halloween prop.
As first reported by Border Report, the rat is simply a hollow mascot - but that didn't stop passers-by from stopping in the streets and taking pictures with this surprising finding.
As per the publication, the giant rodent was stored in a warehouse when it washed away during heavy storms a few years back and somehow landing in the city's drainge system.
Local news outlet El Tiempo reports that the rat was found close to the Magdalena River in the Mexican capital.
After heavy rainfall on September 18, workers were instructed to clean the drains.
Tragically, the blocked drains and heavy rainfall resulted in floods of more than two meters in height has resulted in the death of one woman.
El Tiempo has reported that authorities have set up temporary shelters for families who have been displaced as a result of the floods.
On September 17, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told local reporters that the previous day’s rainfall was the worst the city had suffered through in the last 20 years.
Per Wave 3 News, Mexico City workers have identified the rat's rightful owner as Evelin López, who has revealed that nobody ever helped her get her rodent back after it had gone missing.
Evelin says the rat was actually a Halloween prop but now that it has been found after all these years, she has no idea what to do with it now.