Severe flooding hits southern Thailand
Severe floods caused by intense rainfall affected more than 66 000 people in Thailand’s most southern provinces, Narathiwat and Yala on December 25 and 26, 2023.
Waterspout capsizes tourist boat in Thailand, leaving one person dead and another missing
A waterspout that formed on the Bangtaboon River in Phetchaburi’s Ban Laem district on August 12, 2023, capsized a tourist boat, leaving one person dead and another missing.
Floods leave at least 4 people dead after more than 500 mm (19.7 inches) of rain in 24 hours, Thailand
Extremely heavy monsoon rains caused severe floods in southern Thailand over the past couple of days, leaving at least 4 people dead. The hardest hit were the provinces of Narathiwat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Songkhla.
Record rains hit southern Thailand, leaving 3 dead and more than 58 000 households affected by floods
Heavy rains affecting southern Thailand over the past 7 days caused severe floods and landslides, leaving at least 3 people dead and more than 58 000 households affected. Heavy rain was influenced by the strong northeastern monsoon and an area of low pressure off…
Death toll climbs to 24, over 555 000 homes affected in southern Thailand’s worst floods in 50 years
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…
Worst flood in 50 years affects more than 500 000 people in southern Thailand
Widespread, severe flooding has killed at least nine people and affected 210 000 households or more than half a million people in southern Thailand, officials reported Friday, December 4, 2020, describing the situation as the worst they have seen in 50 years. A…
Severe floods in Southeast Asia claim at least 28 lives
Heavy rains and floods since the beginning of the month have left at least 28 people dead and hundreds of thousands affected in Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Most of the fatalities were in Vietnam and Cambodia, where thousands…
40 000 people affected, 4 000 houses damaged as heavy monsoon rains hit wide swaths of northern Thailand
Heavy monsoon rains have been lashing wide swaths of northern Thailand since August 20, 2020. 4 000 homes were damaged, 40 000 people affected and more than 1 000 displaced. Authorities reported that flooding has affected 382 villages in 25 districts in eight…
Flash floods brought by remnants of Tropical Storm “Higos” expected to hit 40 provinces, Thailand
Flash floods brought by remnants of Tropical Storm "Higos" are expected to hit 40 provinces in Thailand this weekend, August 22 and 23, 2020. Mae Hong Son and Nan in the North, Loei in the Northeast, Nakhon Sawan in the Central Region, and Nakhon Nayok in…
Tropical Storm “Sinlaku” kills 2 in Vietnam, floods more than 1 000 houses in Thailand
Flash flooding brought by Tropical Storm "Sinlaku" killed at least two people in Vietnam and swept through thousands of houses in 18 provinces of Thailand over the weekend. Sinlaku formed on August 1 as the third named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon…