This is the heartwarming moment a kind neighbour pushed a clothesline to prevent it from getting drenched during a rainstorm.

Plawan Pansiri was away from his house when it started raining in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on May 26.

Footage shows the man passing by Plawan's house, entering the front yard to move the rack full of clothes and shirts hanging on the gate.

He then secured the metal gate by locking it.

The homeowner said: 'I am so thankful to have a kind neighbour who is willing to help me like this.'

Thailand and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are at the start of their annual monsoon rainy season which sees soaring temperatures followed by powerful rain storms. The rudimentary infrastructure often struggles with the deluge, leading to widespread flash floods.