This is the heartwarming moment a shivering dog was saved during floods from Hurricane Eta in Mexico.

The drenched Labrador was clinging to a metal window box outside a home in the Tabasco region on November 13.

Rescue teams were floating through the area searching for stranded residents when they noticed the male pooch.

Footage shows how one of the workers from the Marine Secretaries reached over to the dog and gently stroked its head to gain its trust.

A few seconds later the dog tentatively placed its paws onto the wooden rowing boat being hauled aboard to safety.

Rescue worker Eric Ramirez said the dog was taken to a rescue shelter where he is now recovering.

He said: ''The dog is only young. Just one or two years old. He was weak and hungry so the first thing was to give him a drink of fresh water.''

Mexico’s Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SNM) reported that in the 24 hour period up until 06 November, 315mm of rain fell in Oxolotan in Tabasco State and 279.5mm in Escalon in Chiapas State.

Dozens of people across the region were killed by Hurricane Iota, which has now strengthened to Category 4 as sweeps across the western Caribbean and moves into Central America.