A storm battered a restaurant in Bangkok as Thailand nears its rainy monsoon season.

CCTV footage shows powerful winds blowing across the street while food delivery riders took shelter at a restaurant on June 16.

Zinc roof sheets tumbled onto the pavement as the gusts forced the motorists to retreat into the store.

Restaurant owner Apipat Songpranam said: 'It was very scary. The wind was so strong that some roof tiles were blown away.'

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.