Typhoon floods recede revealing muddy aftermath in northern Thailand

Authorities are clearing the muddy aftermath of typhoon floods that swamped homes killing at least 10 people in northern Thailand last week.

Footage shows volunteers cleaning mud and pumping water from houses in Chiang Rai province on September 15.

Floodwaters were receding after the Kok River, swollen from days of heavy rain caused by the monsoon and remnants of typhoon Yagi, had overflowed into the area.

Volunteers drove tractors to quickly scoop up mud, and continued to deliver aid to flood-stricken locals.

Officials said the recent deluge affected 52,688 homes in nine districts of Chiang Rai province. The floods also submerged some 5,500 acres of farmland.

Ten people, including children, were killed in floods and landslides.

Northern Thailand has been battered by continuous heavy rain since September 8 due to Typhoon Yagi's influence.

Yagi, said to be Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday morning, September 8. It killed at least 15 people in the Philippines before slamming into southern China and Vietnam, where it left at least 250 dead and dozens more missing.

The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) had forecasted isolated heavy rains with gusty winds across the northern and northeastern regions as remnants of the cyclone strengthened the monsoon.

Thailand and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are in their annual monsoon rainy season which sees soaring temperatures followed by powerful rain storms in the afternoon leading to widespread flash floods.