This is the terrifying moment residents cross a rickety wooden suspension bridge to flee floods in Indonesia.

Dramatic footage shows brave locals navigating the unstable footbridge, battered by a raging river in Bintungan Village, Ranah Pesisir District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province, on Tuesday, January 21.

Floodwaters overflow and hit the wooden, rope-made bridge, making it even more challenging for villagers to pass.

A heroic young man can be seen assisting them, going back and forth.

Indonesia and some neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia have been experiencing monsoon season, which brings soaring temperatures followed by powerful afternoon rainstorms, leading to widespread flash floods.