Video Of Girl Using Zip Line To Cross River To Reach School Goes Viral

A video of young girl, who uses a makeshift zipline to cross a river to get to school won the hearts of internet users. The video has gone viral on social media.

A girl in a school uniform is seen carrying a net that is linked to a rope that is attached to a tree on the other end of the river in the undated 26-second video from an undisclosed location.

The girl then uses this makeshift zipline to cross an overflowing river as another girl on the other side of the river waits for her. The girl does all of this without wearing any safety equipment.

Video Of Girl Zipling To Reach School Goes Viral

With over 3.1 million views and 25k retweets, the video became very popular. The girl's difficulties to obtain something as fundamental as an education and the risk she takes to attend class moved online users to tears and warmed their hearts.

The video was tweeted by columnist Vala Afshar with the following caption: "We are really blessed to be in a nation where the majority of people have reasonable access to education. Children will put their lives in danger in some parts of the world just to come to school."

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Since the video was posted on November 2, there have been numerous messages. "I've frequently noted how, in the absolute poorest nations, youngsters are typically spotlessly clean and as beautifully dressed as their family can manage," one person commented in the comments section.

It demonstrates how much value and respect they place on education. "This is disturbing and terribly wrong," said another person.

A third user who was also contributing ideas said, "I'm sure the government and the neighbourhood can work together to develop a little walking bridge. This form of transportation is quite risky."

The fourth user said, "Never take anything for granted. Wouldn't it be better if the community could figure out how to construct a bridge over the water?" another person entered the conversation.