A rescue team carried a cow on the side of their boat to evacuate it from a flooded village in Thailand.

The volunteers patrolled the area after heavy rain and found the farm animals, one of them the large bovine stranded, in Phrae, Thailand, on August 23.

Footage shows the cow being assisted by a volunteer as a vessel pulled it across the deluge. It was taken to safety, and the team returned to check for more survivors.

The flood submerged fields and homes, prompting evacuation among residents, but some animals were left in the area.

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.