A food stall was washed away as monsoon floods submerged a street in the Philippines.Footage shows the wooden stand floating on rubbish-filled waters swamping Santo Domingo Street in Quezon City, on August 17. A closed van also stalled in the flood and drifted down the street.Despite the downpour, several residents opted to open their stores to earn money.Local Nero Sosmena said: 'The flood rose so quickly because of the heavy rain. I almost couldn't cross the street because the water had reached my thighs.'The Philippines 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.