Hundreds of plastic barrels and sacks of rubbish float down a street after sudden flash flooding.

The downpours caused rivers to burst their banks in Kampot province, Cambodia, on October 20, sparking a deluge of water to surge into nearby communities.

Footage shows hundreds of plastic water vats used in drinks dispensers being carried along the road after they spilled from a stranded lorry. Huge sacks stuffed with plastic destined to be recycled were also flowing in the torrent.

Locals managed to collect all of the waste and strap it back into trucks after the rain stopped and the sun came out following the flash flood.

Council officials in the area said that water levels had soared following a downpour and denied that the floods were caused by a blunder from the recently installed Kamchay hydroelectric dam.

Hundreds of plastic barrels and sacks of rubbish float down a street after sudden flash flooding.

The downpours caused rivers to burst their banks in Kampot province, Cambodia, on October 20, sparking a deluge of water to surge into nearby communities.

Footage shows hundreds of plastic water vats used in drinks dispensers being carried along the road after they spilled from a stranded lorry. Huge sacks stuffed with plastic destined to be recycled were also flowing in the torrent.

Locals managed to collect all of the waste and strap it back into trucks after the rain stopped and the sun came out following the flash flood.

Council officials in the area said that water levels had soared following a downpour and denied that the floods were caused by a blunder from the recently installed Kamchay hydroelectric dam.

A statement said: ''Water levels had not reached the levels which require the damn to be opened. There was rain throughout the morning but by 12 noon the rain had stopped, and there was even hot sun shine.

''The images of the water flow do not relate to the drainage of the dam.''