This is the heartwarming moment a villager rescued a pet cat that was stuck in a palm tree in Myanmar.

Video shows the local scaling the tall trunk to reach the scared feline stuck on a large frond in Yangon on April 30.

The villager grabbed the moggie and placed him in a backpack before making his way down.

Cat owner Sanyumaw said: 'I couldn't find my cat at breakfast. I called and searched around the house but he wouldn't respond to me. I thought he was gone for good and I was about to break down.

'But when I went outside, I heard a cat crying. I looked up and saw him there, so I asked our neighbour for help in bringing him down. He was so scared and his knees were trembling after he was rescued. I bought dinner for my neighbour as thanks.'