Rice fields were flooded leaving crops damaged after weeks of heavy rain in northeast Thailand

Aerial footage shows paddies submerged in water after the Mun and Lam Satad rivers overflowed into agricultural land in Nakhon Ratchasima province on September 18.

Weeks of heavy rain have caused four districts and 25 villages in the region to be inundated.

Over 3,954 acres of rice fields were reportedly swamped in water, destroying crops as certain areas in the province saw floods that reached up to one metre in height.

Villagers said the water has not receded in weeks and even appears to be increasing.

The rice fields are normally located in the lowlands near rivers. Current drainage infrastructure is believed to be insufficient, with farmers in northeastern Thailand demanding that government agencies actively improve drainage systems in agricultural areas.

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.

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'.