Cars were stranded in flood water after a river burst its banks during heavy rain from Typhoon Lekima this afternoon (09/08).

The vehicles were parked next to the Marikina river in Manila, the Philippines when monsoon rains caused the water to overflow.

Onlooker Kris Nunan said frantic security guards tried inform the owners but they were not able to find them. They are seen in the video tying ropes around the cars to stop them from being washed away.

Kris said: "The security guard could not get all the cars off the banks immediately. They had to tie ropes around the cars to stop them from being washed away.''

Marikina City and other regions in Luzon island experiences monsoon rains as Typhoon Hanna, also know as Super Typhoon Lekima, exits the Philippines and hits China.