This is the hopeful moment a dog can be seen frantically trying to save her puppies from under a house when it collapsed on them in India.

The video was shared by Animal Aid Unlimited, a street animal rescue charity based in Rajasthan, India.

The video shows the dog frantically scratching under the house's foundations, gradually scratching deeper into the ground.

The man pulls a tiny puppy from the hole and puts it under the dog's nose so she can sniff it

The pooch claws and bites through the ground to reach her two trapped puppies

A man helping the pooch can be seen moving large slabs out of the way to make it easier for the dog to dig.

After a minute or so, she stops digging and the man reaches in to clear some more dirt out of the way.

After a few seconds, he pulls a tiny puppy from the hole and puts it under the dog's nose.

The man helps by pulling out what looks like a package of rocks but which is actually one of the puppies

Buildings collapsing is a problem in India due to geological issues and occasionally due to poor regulations in the construction industry. Two people lost their lives while three others were injured at the start of September when a building collapsed in New Delhi

After smelling the baby dog it seems as though she recognises it and turns back to dig for her other baby.

The man then pulls out a second puppy. They both look no older than a few weeks old.

Buildings collapsing is a problem in India due to geological issues and occasionally due to poor regulations in the construction industry.

Two people lost their lives while three others were injured at the start of September when a building collapsed in New Delhi.