Villagers in southern India were captured desperately trying to rescue a man that had got stuck in the middle of a flash flood during cyclone Gaja.

Footage captured in Dindigul on November 17 shows the man holding onto one of the pillars of a bridge to avoid being swept away by the strong current of the water.

Villagers standing on the bridge then throw a rope to the man, who ties himself up to the rope.

After a long struggle, the man can be seen being pulled out of the water and up to the bridge by the villagers.

Cyclone Gaja wreaked havoc across the state of Tamil Nadu last week, claiming at least 45 lives and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Youth who was stuck in sudden floods was saved by his villages. Cyclone Gaja not only devastated many trees and houses EB polls but also created sudden floods in some areas one such was experienced in Koosukurichi of Dindugal district. The sun just rose then and villages were on his daily activities after the cyclone. The youth were eagerly seeing the flood waters that was created suddenly due to floods. On such guy was Aamanulla but to his bad luck he slipped into the waters and the villagers around there acted immediately and took some ropes and rescued him immediately. This video was shot by onlooker on 17 November.