This is the heartwarming moment a repairnen saved a newborn kitten stuck under a drain pipe.

A team of mechanics were fixing the lights at a school when they heard the feline crying in Bangkok, Thailand on March 26.

Kriengsak Pukhao said they thought it was only hungry, but after a while and the creature failed to stop, they grew worried and searched for it.

Footage shows a worker pulling a string from the pipe before the white kitten emerged tied on its end.

The team ensnared the creature's limb as they could not reach down the narrow object.

Kriengsak said: ‘We followed the sound and pinpointed the source. We opened up the pipe with the help of my colleagues.'

When the kitten was freed, the worker placed it on the floor before an adult white cat swooped in and took it away.

Kriengsak added: ‘She might be the mother. We left water and food nearby for them.'