This is the amusing moment locals rushed to gather up boxes of instant noodles that were being washed away in a flash flood.

The packets of snacks were floating in the deluge caused by heavy rain in Udon Thani, Northern Thailand, on July 21.

Filmer Jodi Bongtiwon said: 'Two whole boxes were spilled and the packets of noodles were floating away. My friend was trying to collect them.'

Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Philippines are at the start of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which lasts until late November.

Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods which cause rivers to flow faster and become dangerous.