This is the dramatic moment passengers who fled to safety watched as their bus flipped over after getting stuck in a swollen river.<br /><br />The yellow jeepney packed with locals tried to power through the raging torrent after heavy rain in Magsaysay town, Davao del sur province, the Philippines on July 5.<br /><br />But the current was too powerful for the vehicle and it became stuck halfway across the swollen Bulatukan river after hours of heavy rain.<br /><br />Footage shows how residents tried to drag the bus to safety moments before the surging river flipped the vehicle onto the side.<br /><br />Town official Anthony Allada said that the jeepney was carrying passengers and bags of rice and supplies to last the nearby village until the storm had ended.<br /><br />He said: ''The only bridge is undergoing a major repair. But residents can normally cross the river where they have piled up rocks and sand as a makeshift road.<br /><br />''However, the heavy rains have caused a rise in the water level making it hard for the people and vehicles to make it in and out of the town.''<br /><br />Normally the bus would cross through the water without problem on the raised mound that villagers had created. <br /><br />But after the heavy rain, the river was swollen and the current too powerful.<br /><br />Local official Anthony said that nobody was hurt during the dangerous cross as they were all carried out to safety by kind locals who rushed to help.<br /><br />He added: "The water came from the mountains after heavy rain. A backhoe was also requested by the municipal office to help pull the jeepney from the middle of the river. Everyone was safe, but their supplies were wet."
