A resident balanced on wooden stilts to navigate a flooded street without getting soaked.

Footage shows Kadir using improvised poles to elevate himself above the water while crossing a submerged road caused by heavy rains from Typhoon Co-may in Laguna, the Philippines on July 26.

He moved cautiously, taking steady strides, and reached his destination without touching the murky flood.

His neighbour was surprised to see him use the contraption called kadang-kadang in the local language.

Resident Jaypee Nahil said: ‘I was going to the market when I saw Kadir. The water was deeper at the end of the street and using the kadang-kadang helped him walk around.'

Kadang-kadang are traditional Filipino wooden stilts, often made from bamboo or lightweight timber. Children commonly use them in games to test balance and coordination.

Typhoon Co-may, locally known as Emong, made landfall over Agno in Pangasinan at 10:40 pm on Thursday, bringing maximum sustained winds of up to 120 km/h and gusts reaching 165 km/h.

Co-may made its second landfall in Candon City, Ilocos Sur, at 5:10 am on Friday. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit this region of the Philippines in 16 years.