This is the funny moment a politician tumbled off a makeshift boat while posing for a picture in a flood-stricken town in northern India.

The incident took place on October 2 in Dhanaruaa near Patna city in Bihar state.

Visuals show BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav posing with others on a makeshift boat made out of a tyre, overcrowding the boat, and causing all aboard to fall into the waters.

Bihar has been recently hit by widespread floods that have prompted responses from both disaster relief workers and the Indian Air Force.

This is the scary moment people slip off a makeshift boat while posing for picture in northern India.

The incident took place on Oct. 2 in Dhanaruaa near Patna city in Bihar state.

Visuals show men standing on a makeshift boat made out of a tyre, overcrowding the boat.

In a matter of seconds, the men start falling off one by one and soon everyone is seen in the water.

The commuter can be heard having warned them against overcrowding and resulting in the incident upon being ignored.

As the state of Bihar is inundated, people keep searching for new ways to cope up with their problems in easier and cheaper ways such as this.