Severe flooding in South claims 25 lives

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More than 660, 000 communities affected in 10 regions

PUBLISHED: 3 Dec 2024 at 13: 07

Officials distribute food to flood-hit residents in Muang district of Pattani on Monday. The flooding that has so far claimed 25 lives and affected more than 660,000 households in the South persists in six provinces., including Pattani. (Photo: Pattani public relations office)
On Monday, authorities in the Muang city of Pattani distribute meals to flood-stricken people. The flood that has so far claimed 25 lives and affected more than 660, 000 homes in the South persists in six regions., including Pattani. ( Photo: Pattani public relations office )

Serious flooding in the South has claimed 25 lives and affected more than 660, 000 communities in 10 provinces, with huge sections of six regions also inundated as the water&nbsp, drainage slowly off.. &nbsp,

Phatsakorn Bunyalak, director-general &nbsp, of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ( DDPM), said on Tuesday that from Nov 23 to Dec 3, flooding triggered by days of heavy rain was reported in 10 southern counties- Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Trang, Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

A full of 3, 729 populations in 87 regions were inundated, affecting 664, 173 homes. &nbsp, Twenty-five persons had been confirmed killed by the destructive disaster, Mr Phatsakorn said.

Six provinces remained severely flooded- Nakhon Si Thammarat with eight affected districts ( Cha-uat, Chalerm Prakiat, Phra Phrom, Muang, Chulabhorn, Pak Phanang, Hua Sai, and Chiang Yai ), Phatthalung, five districts ( Muang, Khuan Khanun, Pak Phayun, Bang Kaew and Khao Chaison ), Songkhla, four districts ( Ranot, Singha Nakhon, Krasae Sin and Sathing Phra ), &nbsp, Pattani, 12 districts ( Mayo, Thung Yang Daeng, Nong Chik, Mae Lan, Mai Kaen, Khok Pho, Yarang, Yaring, Muang, Sai Buri, Kapho and Panarae ), Yala, three districts ( Muang, Yala and Raman ), and Narathiwat, four districts ( Muang, Sungai Kolok, Tak Bai and Cho Airong ).

Mr. Phatsakorn stated that the Interior Ministry would propose to the government on Tuesday an initial resources of 5 billion ringgit for aid to South Korean residents who have experienced floods.