Villagers are helped to cross a swollen river in Vietnam with the help of an excavator as a tropical storm caused heavy flooding.<br /><br />Footage captured on August 17 in Son La province shows a gushing river caused by tropical storm Bebinca, which hit Thailand, Vietnam and Laos this weekend. <br /><br />Villagers are seen climbing out of the excavator's digger in order to cross the river. <br /><br />The storm and subsequent flooding caused at least 21 homes to collapse.