This is the moment a patient was carried by his neighbours across the raging river so that he could get to the hospital on Christmas day (December 25).<br /><br />Quillion Rosas, 63, suffered from a stroke on the eve of Christmas while he slept. His wife was alarmed when he refused to wake up while snoring loudly on Christmas morning.<br /><br />The local health workers of San Fernando, Romblon gave Quillion first aid treatment but decided that the old man be admitted to a hospital facility. However, the river in their town has overflowed due to typhoon Phanfone which made it difficult for vehicles to pass.<br /><br />Despite the danger, Quillion's neighbours volunteered to carry him across the raging river where a vehicle is waiting to transport the old man to the city hospital.<br /><br />A community nurse who refused to be identified said that she hopes for better infrastructures in the area to prevent these incidents in the future.<br /><br />She said: "It was not the first time that they had to do that to a neighbour. There are good men in this town who are willing to volunteer, but I don't think it is right that they are exposed to such dangerous situations."<br /><br />Typhoon Phanfone is a strong tropical cyclone that traversed the country on Christmas eve and Christmas day.
