WATCH: Dramatic footage as passers-by rush to save boy from flooded canal

The boy was being swept down the canal in Yemen after heavy rains in the area.

A video uploaded to YouTube shows a young boy being swept down a flooding canal in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.

The boy stumbles as he tries to escape the fast-moving water and is swept away. As he struggles to regain his hold on the side of the wall, passers-by rush to his assistance. One man jumps down into the water and lifts him up to another man, who pulls him to safety.