Flash floods gushed down roads after continuous heavy rains lashed an island in Thailand.

The muddy torrents submerged streets on September 8 following two days of storms that hit Koh Chang island in Trat province.

The runoff cascaded into popular tourist attractions, with the water level reportedly reaching up to 2.6 feet deep.

The flood left motorists stranded in traffic chaos along a one-kilometre stretch of road next to a white sand beach on the island.

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 from May or June until 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.

This year, 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'.