Strong wind blew over trees during a powerful tropical storm with driving rain in Thailand.

CCTV footage shows the freak weather uprooting trees and toppling them onto the road in Bangkok on August 31 afternoon.

The rain coupled with the strong gusts caused chaos in the area, with officers finding that 40 trees were downed while more than 10 cars were also been damaged from the incident.

Residents described the incident as 'very scary', with several roofs of buildings also damaged.

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.

Meteorologists have blamed climate change for the sustained heavy rain, which has been hitting the Thai capital and provinces around the country causing severe floods for several weeks.

Warnings of strong wind and storms were also issued for regions across the northeast, east, and south. Thailand's Center for Climate Change and Disaster claimed the coming months could see heavier, longer rainfalls, due to 'climate change'.

Local media reported that the country has this year seen 'an unusually sustained and persistent rainy season'.