This is the moment a boating club decides to practice on a flooded road in town following heavy rains. <br /><br />A video shows a long snake boat furiously rowing through a flooded road carrying its members and music band. <br /><br />The funny incident took place in Kainakary, Kerala, India, on July 18. <br /><br />The members of the Kumarakom boating club decided that they could save some time by practicing on the flooded road instead of walking up to a local river some distance away. <br /><br /> “The roads were deserted. There was also their loud drumbeats and music to warn people to keep away,” said a local resident Sunil Menon. <br /><br />The club members were practicing for the Nehru trophy race to be held next month at Alleppy. The celebrated club has won the prestigious trophy several times in the past.<br /><br />Annual snake boat races in Kerala are a popular sporting spectacle that draws thousands of visitors from all over the world. <br /><br />Snake boat races are held in various parts of the state after the rainy season kicks off and several popular teams compete for trophy and prize money.
