These children from a remote village in India's Odisha state have to cross dangerous floodwaters on foot just to get to school. <br /><br />They and their parents live in a village called Haladiha and the only way to get to work in the fields and to class is by making the treacherous crossing of the swollen river. <br /><br />Outside of monsoon season, the crossing is bad enough but after heavy rains and with nothing but a rope for safety, they truly risk their lives just to get to work. <br /><br />Footage filmed on Saturday (October 26) showed young boys using the rope to haul themselves through the chest-high waters.<br /><br />According to reports, journalists have raised the situation with local officials who have promised to try to help the villagers.
