Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat see significant floods, with two casualties reported
On Saturday, a significant amount of rain fell in some regions of Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat province, killing two people.
Heavy storms that have been occurring since Thursday have flooded Surat Thani, sending a lot of water into agrarian areas, bridges, and homes in three regions: Muang, Kanchanadit, and Don Sak, that have overflowing into canals and other water resources on Saturday.
The inundation has affected 315 families living in 42 settlements in the three districts.  ,
At Huai Dan Village Moo 6 in Kanchanadit, discharge poured through the area, with rainwater rising about one inch on Saturday. Moving items from five of the damaged homes to higher locations was aided by save workers.
Theeyut Supawiboonphol, the lieutenant governor of Surat Thani, instructed city authorities to assess the damage in their areas and assist residents who have been affected by floods and landslides.
Runoff did enter those towns, he said, so it was anticipated that the waters would surge even more in Kanchanadit and Don Sak.
On Saturday evening, soldiers in the Nakhon Si Thammarat city of Sichon take a pickup truck loaded with crude palm nuts from a flooded path. The vehicle was carefully rescued. ( Photo: Nujraree Raekroon )
On Saturday, floodwaters rose 30 to 50 centimeters on the east side of the city region in Muang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
In Tha Sala area, roads were greatly flooded, rendering them impenetrable for automobiles in tambon Tha Sala. Local people had to concentrate on vessels to provide their neighborhoods.
A guy was saved in Sichon city after his delivery truck, which was loaded with crude palm nuts, got stuck in a tambon Sichon road.
Trairong Laosakulsuk was saved by a recovery group.
Mr. Trairong claimed that he was driving his car along the road when forest runoff instantly rushed in and the water quickly rose. He was unable to finish his car in time.
He jumped out of his delivery and sat on the top of the crude palm nuts in the back of the car. When they saw him, the volunteers used a jet ski to come to his recovery.
Military helped lift his delivery truck from the flooded path, said Mr Trairong.
On Friday, the flooding in the Thung Song city of Nakhon Si Thammarat claimed two life.
While catching fish in tambon Nong Hong, Niphon Boonsong, 76, slipped and hit a liquid drainage tube. On the same day, Boonchu Mankhong, 69, slipped into a trench at his flooded plastic estate.
In Chumphon, people were caught off guard by flash storms, with some disappointed to discover their furniture set upright.
The Meteorological Department previously issued a warning about large storms affecting the southern regions of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat from Saturday to Monday.