Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ner1h8nr9ziy6ss/VRP27452.mp4?dl=0
Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and flash floods in Bangkok today (April 27) as the country’s annual rainy season arrived.
Footage shows vehicles driving through the deluge in the Huai Khwang area in the north of the city at around 2pm local time.
Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia and Indonesia are approaching their tropical monsoon rainy season. Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods.