Flash floods swamp streets after heavy rain in Pattaya, Thailand

Flash floods swamped streets with muddy water after heavy rain in Pattaya, eastern Thailand, on Tuesday evening September 7.

Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are in the middle of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which lasts until October or November. Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods which cause rivers to flow faster and become dangerous.