A family were swamped by rising floodwaters as they drove home after heavy rain in northern Thailand.

Footage shows the brown deluge splashing onto the windscreen of the vehicle in Chiang Mai on Monday. The region has been hit by more floods, just days after Typhoon Yagi caused devastation, killing at least 10 people and leaving thousands more displaced. Hundreds more lost their lives in neighbouring Myanmar and Vietnam while hundreds of thousands were displaced across Southeast Asia and China.

The Thai Meteorological Department forecast that northern Thailand, including Chiang Mai province, would experience heavy downpours with potential flash floods and landslides due to a strong monsoon trough that sweeps the region.

The southwest monsoon, which covers the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand, is also intensified by a low-pressure system hovering over neighbouring Hainan, China.

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.