A stranded dog found clinging to a car was rescued during a flood in Thailand.

Store owner Apple noticed the hapless brown pooch stranded in chest-deep murky water in Hat Yai District, Songkhla.

This prompted the woman's helpers, An An and Pun Pun, to retrieve the canine standing on the boot of a white saloon on November 25.

The rescuers can be seen carefully wading across the water and gently guiding the dog out of the flood.

The dog later swam out towards a house while the pair waded behind the animal to ensure it reached the property safely.

Officials said the floods were 'the worst in 15 years in Thailand'. More than 170 people died.

Songkhla province suffered the highest death toll, with 131 fatalities. Hat Yai district was among the worst-hit areas, recording a staggering 13 inches (335 mm) of rainfall in a single day on November 21.

Songkhla Governor Ratthasart Chidchoo on Monday declared all 16 districts disaster zones and ordered the immediate evacuation of children, the elderly, and the sick.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said that floods hit nine southern provinces, affecting some 1,128,284 households and 3,221,958 people.

The Southern Eastern Meteorological Centre said a strong monsoon trough was causing the heavy rainfall, which was expected to ease this week.