Locals formed a human chain to rescue a child who was swept away by floodwater in Dharmasraya Regency, Indonesia.

The 12-year-old child named Davit was found clinging to a palm tree in order to escape the 1.5-metre-deep water on March 10.

Officers and residents formed a human chain to help get the boy across a fast-flowing stretch of water.

The floods occurred after the Batang Timpeh Dhamasraya river had overflowed.

A policeman was seen rescuing a child who was dragged down by a 1.5 meter deep flood. The child was stuck in a palm tree. The residents helped use a rope and pulled it up the cliff. The evacuation looked dramatic when the police carried the child and was pulled by the residents when they were pulled by the residents. The child named davit is 12 years old. Saved from death after being evacuated by the police and residents at the flood location. The floods that came from the overflow of the Batang Timpeh Dhamasraya river. the video I recorded when I was covering the flood at the flood location in Dharmasraya



Police Save a child named David who was swept away by a flood in Timpeh, Dharmasraya District. West Sumatra, Indonesia.