The students climbed on top of the bus to save themselves.

Highlights Some 50 students were pulled to safety in a dramatic rescue

Their school bus was almost submerged in a flooded underpass

The incident happened in Rajasthan's Dausa

Some 50 students were pulled to safety in a dramatic rescue after their school bus was almost completely submerged in a flooded underpass in Rajasthan's Dausa.

The underpass had been flooded by two days of incessant rain.

This morning, a school bus drove right into it and was almost completely under water, with only its roof visible. The students first climbed on top of the bus and were then helped, one by one, to safety by local people who handed down ropes. Some were carried by people who waded towards the bus.

Watch the dramatic rescue of the school students in the area

#WATCH: School kids being rescued after their school bus got stuck in a waterlogged underpass in Rajasthan's Dausa. pic.twitter.com/Na79iWvkia — ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2018

Several parts of the state have been receiving heavy rainfall since Monday. Several villages are reported inundated with water entering buildings and houses.

(With inputs from ANI)