This is the heartwarming moment a frail kitten stranded in floods was rescued by a search team in Thailand.

The volunteers were paddling through the deluge searching for stricken residents and pets following heavy rain from Typhoon Yagi in Chiang Mai in the north of the country.

They head the drenched feline crying for help while clinging to trees in the 8ft deep water, that had covered nearby homes. Footage shows one of the men grabbing the moggy and pulling into the boat. It was dried off and given fresh food and water before being taken to a shelter.

It came amid severe floods from the tailend of Typhoon Yagi that have killed at least six people in Thailand and left thousands more displaced.

Acting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is to visit the area while the health ministry has sent medical staff, volunteers, and rescue workers to relocate elderly residents to safer areas.

The Thai Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain until next Tuesday, heightening the risk of additional flash floods.

Kritsayam Kongsatri, director of the Protected Areas Regional Office 16, said the search for missing locals was temporarily stopped amid landslide fears.

Communication was also hindered by poor mobile signal and electrical outages.

He said: 'Officers will resume the search for the missing persons once the situation improves. They will coordinate with all relevant agencies to expedite assistance to the affected families as much as possible.'

Northern Thailand has been battered by continuous heavy rain since September 8 due to Typhoon Yagi's influence.

Yagi, said to be Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday morning, September 8. It killed at least 15 people in the Philippines before slamming into southern China and Vietnam, where it left at least 49 dead and 22 missing.

The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) had forecasted isolated heavy rains with gusty winds across the northern and northeastern regions as remnants of the cyclone strengthened the monsoon.