More than 2.7 million people in southern Thailand have been affected by recent flooding, which has claimed at least 55 lives, according to local news.Footage here from the Public Relations Officer of Songkhla Province shows the flooding in Khao Rup Chang.

The military sent troops, helicopters and boats to rescue stranded people. At least 33 people have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past week.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Songkhla province, which includes southern Thailand’s biggest city, Hat Yai, citing the “unprecedented severity” of the flooding that has caused widespread damage.

A devastating flood in Thailand has killed dozens of people and a fire at an apartment complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong is still under investigation. Josh Sanders has the latest international headlines from the Pulse Desk.

Severe flooding in southern Thailand killed at least 33 people and displaced and stranded tens of thousands more amid record-setting rainfall in parts of the country. The deluge is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia, prompting evacuations in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region.

Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed parts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia this week, killing more than 300 people and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue.