This is the terrifying moment raging floods eroded a riverbank after heavy rain in the Philippines.

Footage shows the deluge washing away soil from a banana plantation in Sultan Kudarat on June 23.

Several trees collapsed into the current as torrential rains battered Kalamansig town.

Villager Kreng Beliganio Vergara said: 'It hurts to see our hard work planting these trees go to waste because of the flood. We can't do anything against nature.'

The Philippines 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.