Flooded roads in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand, this morning as storm Pabuk approaches land.

The province was lashed with heavy rain last night which caused widespread flooding, with drains unable to cope with the deluge.

While torrential rain and strong winds will affect more than a dozen other provinces, tourist islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan, are expected to be hardest hit.

Flooded roads in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand, this morning as storm Pabuk approaches land.

The province was lashed with heavy rain last night which caused widespread flooding, with drains unable to cope with the deluge.

Tropical storm Pabuk is expected to make landfall later this evening, with the eye of the storm striking Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south of the country - bringing winds of up to 100mph and heavy rain.