Venezuelan mare rescue video misidentified as Nepal flood footage

A viral video claiming to show a horse rescued from the August 2026 Himalayan glacial floods in Nepal is actually footage from a November 2024 rescue in Venezuela. The clip has been widely shared on social media with false claims linking it to the recent disaster. The video depicts a mare trapped in mud in La Grita, Táchira state, Venezuela, where firefighters freed the animal. A reverse image search traced the footage to a December 2024 Mirror report and Instagram posts from the local fire department, confirming the original date and location. The August 2026 floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed at least 1,280 people, with over 5,500 missing. While some animals have been rescued from the disaster, this specific video is unrelated, and AFP Fact Check has previously debunked similar misinformation about the event.