Dozens of school children wade across a swollen river after heavy rain in in Isabela Province, Philippines, on June 2.

Torrential downpours hit the town of Aurora causing youngsters to trudge through the river with water up to their knees after the monsoon season storm. Normally the children go through a shallow part of the stream where they could walk without getting wet.

Local teacher Rheinne Kurstein is appealing for her government to build a bridge.

''This is what we have to endure just to get to school. I hope somebody will help us. It's not safe for the children,'' says Kurstein.

Dozens of school children had to wade across a swollen river after heavy rain. Torrential downpours hit the town of Aurora in Isabela province, the Philippines, on June 2. Youngsters would normally cross a shallow part of the stream where they could walk without getting wet. But after the monsoon season storm, they had to trudge through the river with the water up to their knees. Local teacher Rheinne Kurstein appealed for her government to build a bridge. She said: ''This is what we have to endure just to get to school. I hope somebody will help us. It's not safe for the children.''