A river burst its banks and flooded homes after heavy rain in central Thailand.

The Chao Phraya River in Ang Thong province overflowed following storms, submerging dozens of properties along its banks.

Resident Wongduen Orgla-or, 57, said: 'The water just continuously rises. We wouldn't know what to do and where to put our things if this doesn't stop.'

The grandmother and her family have had to place their furniture on scaffolding platforms to keep the flood from reaching their belongings in the one-storey concrete house.

Another family member, Somchai Orgla-or, said: 'My father is 82-years-old and confined to a bed. He insists on staying no matter how high the water becomes.'

Ang Thong authorities said the water level at the reservoir has reached 7.68 metres high. Its maximum holding capacity is 10 metres high.

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'.