Footage shows locals as they go fishing at a fast-flowing weir following heavy rain in Thailand.

Onlooker Joe Anucha watched as villagers chased the Tilapia fish in Chiang Mai province, Thailand on July 15.

There were more fish than normal as a recent rain storm had churned up the water and pushed the fish into the area,

Joe said: 'When it rains we all feel happy as we all can go find fish in the water.'

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.