Four southern provinces still flooded

Four southern provinces still flooded

A village in Songkhla remains flooded.
A village in Songkhla remains flooded.

Four provinces in the South are still inundated by flood water, affecting 92,801 households with 283,107 people, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chayapol Thitisak said on Sunday.

The four provinces are Songkhla, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani.

In Songkhla, 37 villages in six tambons of Sathing Phra, Krasae Sin and Ranot districts are still flooded.

In Phatthalung, flooding continues to ravage 422 villages in 40 tambons of Muang, Khuan Khanun, Pak Phayun, Khao Chaison and Bang Kaeo districts.

In Surat Thani, 155 villages in 30 tambons of Khian Sa, Ban Nasan, Ban Nadoen and Phun Phin districts are still flooded.

In Nakhon Si Thammarat, flooding continues in Cha Uat, Chian Yai, Pak Phanang, Hua Sai, Chalerm Phra Kiat and Muang districts.

Mr Chayapol concluded that 11 southern provinces have been hit by flooding as a result of the northeast monsoon from Nov 25 to Dec 17, affecting 1.9 million people. Thirty-six people were killed in flood-related incidents.

The flooding situation in Krabi, Satun, Yala, Narathiwat, Chumphon, Pattana and Trang has eased.

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