Homes were flooded after heavy rain caused a dam to overflow in northeast Thailand as as Typhoon Noru approaches the country.

Communities in Nakhon Ratchasima province were inundated with water surging from the Lam-ta-khong dam on September 26 following rains that battered the region.

Authorities said three villages and nineteen residences were affected by the deluge.

Footage shows residents' houses swamped in muddy water, with some of the villagers stranded after a swollen river submerged a bridge and roads connecting them to the town.

Flooding in some areas reportedly reached up to 40cm, hampering the locals' daily activities.

Authorities had to send in boats to help residents run important errands or buy food from the town.

Resident Vichean Jannothai, 48, said: 'We've been flooded since September 22, and it happens like this every year since we live in a watershed area near the dam.

'We needed to hurry and bring our things upstairs since the officials announced there will be more rain in the coming days.'

Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Vichaen Channothai has urged 18 districts in the province to prepare for flash floods caused by persistent rain and Typhoon Noru, as even more severe rains are expected in October. The torrential storm has already caused nine deaths and displaced tens of thousands in the Philippines.

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'.