Daredevil route: Children use high wires to cross the river, 30 feet below, to get to school in Padang, Indonesia

Once across the river the children have to walk seven miles to reach their school

School days: This pupils starts the day with a different kind of test just trying to get to school in Sumatra

High wire: A young boy is determined to make it to school on time as he balances 30 feet above the moving river

Risky route: The children risk a 30 foot drop as they cross the river each morning before school in Pandang

'The river is very swift, some children are afraid of falling in, and their uniforms get wet crossing the river.

'When it's the rainy season, many children decide not to go to school for fear of being swept away.

'Sometimes a lot of parents accompany their children over the wire, so they are sure they get over safely.'

People are forced to cross the river this way due to the lack of road access to the village.

Indonesia is hit by natural disasters every year. In July, flash flooding hit West Sumatra, killing eight people and left more than 250 homeless. The worse hit areas included Batu Busuk and Padang.

In September, Padang suffered flooding after hours of heavy rain, killing four people and leaving dozens without homes.

The children have been forced into the balancing act after heavy rains destroyed a local bridge

Trepidation: Three schoolgirls wait to cross the river on the high wire after heavy rains destroyed the bridge more than two years ago

In the shallows: These two schoolgirls help each other in the shallows of the river on the way to school