Southern flood death toll rises to 35 | Bangkok Post: news

A total of 35 people were now confirmed killed by the flash floods and mudslides caused by heavy rainstorms that have hit several southern provinces since March 23, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Saturday.

Of the total, 15 were in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 8 in Surat Thani, 6 in Krabi, and two each in Phatthalung, Chumphon and Trang, the department said.

Provinces hit by major flooding are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Surat Thani, Trang, Chumphon, Songkhla, Krabi and Phangnga, Satun and Narathiwat. As many as 1,959,897 people have been affected and 917,793 rai of farmlands submerged, according to the department.