This is the dramatic moment neighbours rescued a man who was being swept away by floods during Super Typhoon Ragasa in the Philippines.

Footage shows panicked villagers screaming as the local tried to swim against the deluge in Santa Cruz municipality in Ilocos Sur province.

Quick-thinking residents threw a lasso toward the struggling man before dragging him back to safety as relieved applause erupted from onlookers.

Ragasa, locally known as Nando, made landfall in the country's remote and poverty-stricken Babuyan Islands at 3 pm local time on Monday. It arrived as the Philippines continues to grapple with weeks of severe flooding brought on by an unusually intense monsoon season.

The region's low-lying geography, inadequate drainage systems, and rapid urbanisation make it especially vulnerable to flooding.

Limited infrastructure often struggles to handle the heavy rainfall, resulting in widespread flash floods.

State weather bureau PAGASA left the Philippine monitoring zone at 8 am today after temporarily displacing thousands of residents. Authorities said one person was killed and seven were injured in a landslide in Benguet province.

Ragasa was expected to remain in the South China Sea until Wednesday, passing south of Taiwan and Hong Kong before touching down on the Chinese mainland.