More than 40 locals joined efforts to pull a bus out of a submerged road in Poonjar, Kerala, on October 16.

Footage shows the vehicle carrying 20 passengers becoming stuck in the floodwater that almost reached its front windscreen.

Another clip features around 40 locals helping to pull the bus out of the flooded section of the road using a rope.

All the passengers were safely rescued.

Heavy Rains lashed state of kerala on 16th October , worst affected district was Kottayam and Idduki . More than 20 people died in both the district due to rain related incident .

Now a heroic video have to light where a Kerala state road transport corporation (KSRTC) bus which was submerged half in water with over 20 passengers in it was seen pulling up by more than 40 local men , who were trying to rescue the people and pulling the bus out of the water .

The visuals in of 16th October around 1:20 PM from Poonjar in Kottayam. A bus can be seen with passengers moving in submerged water at one point it got stuck at a waterlogged street , Some passengers came out of the window , but the water level was too high , so some of the passengers couldn't managed to come out of bus .


According to the Aabbeygaius who lives nearby and at the spot that time tells that after seeing the bus stuck in water with passengers in it , some locals there gathered and decided to pull the bus out , and tied the bus with thick rope .All men stood in a row in chest-deep water and tried to pull out the bus amid heavy downpour. All passengers are said to be safely rescued.