Thai Flooding Toll Reaches 145
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DDPM said that as of 6 a.m. on November 25 (Thailand time), the flooding situation in southern Thailand continued to worsen. Floodwaters reached 2 meters high, affecting 2,196,758 people in 4,688 villages in 98 districts of 9 provinces. A total of 798,695 households were affected. DDPM reported 13 deaths in this flood.
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.
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.
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BANGKOK — 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.