Death toll climbs to 24, over 555 000 homes affected in southern Thailand’s worst floods in 50 years
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The death toll from southern Thailand's worst flood in 50 years has risen to 24 as of Sunday, December 6, 2020. About 180 000 houses have been flooded, with Nakhon Si Thammarat the worst-hit province.
The region has been lashed by heavy rains brought by the southern monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand since November 25.
According to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, flooding has claimed more lives, including a woman who drowned in Phrasaeng District of Surat Thani, and two women who also suffered the same fate in Sathing Phra District of Songkhla.
More than 555 000 houses have been flooded, with Nakhon Si Thammarat the hardest-hit province, where 19 fatalities and 180 000 flooded homes were reported.
Many farmlands and residential areas in Trang province remain underwater as of Monday, a consequence of a heavy flood spilling downriver from Nakhon Si Thammarat. #Thailand #KE #น้ําท่วม pic.twitter.com/KiRMmcTq5f
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พี่ทหาร ป.5 พัน.5 เร่งช่วยเหลือขนย้ายสิ่งของ ของประชาชน ที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากเหตุน้ำท่วมในพื้นที่ อ.สทิงพระ จ.สงขลา…พี่ทหารพร้อม อุปกรณ์ก็พร้อม ยินดีให้ความช่วยเหลือ 24 ชั่วโมงคร้าบ!!#ทหารเป็นที่พึ่งของประชาชนในทุกโอกาส #น้ำท่วม pic.twitter.com/DzWIu0UJzS— สมองลายพราง (@army_greenbrain) December 7, 2020
The disaster department added that while the situation eased, more floods were reported in Surat Thani, Trang, and Songkhla, despite water levels slowly receding in other provinces.
Weather forecasts showed that there would be less rain along the Gulf coast on Monday, December 7, but up to 60 percent more rains are expected for the rest of the week.
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