This remarkable footage shows a man clinging to a gate to prevent himself from being swept away by a blistering storm in Brazil.

CCTV footage shows how the man walks along the pavement in strong winds and lashing rain before he decides he cannot brave the elements any longer.

He is seen walking over to a front gate and holding onto its rails tightly with his hands to prevent the storm from taking him away.

At moments, the storm appears so strong that the street view disappears under the fog caused by the heavy rain.

The storm ripped through the southern Brazilian state of Parana on Tuesday afternoon, 25th January, and left a trail of destruction in its wake.

Winds in the region reached speeds of 80 kph (50 mph), according to the Parana Meteorology System (Simepar).

This included the municipality of Cafelandia, where the incident involving the unnamed man was caught on camera.

The storm toppled trees, damaged roofs and smashed windows and glass storefronts. Debris was also strewn across the roads, causing havoc for motorists.

Civil Defence workers and firemen were dispatched to nine addresses in the neighbouring city of Cascavel to attend to incidents involving flooding and damaged roofs.

According to the Civil Defence, trees fell on three properties, luckily injuring no one but with one man having to temporarily vacate his residence.

Despite the scare and damage caused by the heavy storm, there were no reports of anyone having being left homeless at the time of reporting.