Motorists battled through flooded roads after a tropical downpour in northern Thailand on Monday afternoon.

Footage shows the cars moving through the deluge which was more than 40cm deep in some parts of the city in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are in the middle of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which lasts until October or November. Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods.

Thailand suffers from regular flash floods due to the chronic under-investment in its city infrastructure, with drains and sewers overwhelmed with water.