A resident carries food supplies through flood waters in Takbai district in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on December 5, 2024. More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in southern Thailand, where the death toll climbed to 29, officials said December 4. - AFP
BANGKOK (Bernama): Floodwaters have started to recede in many areas of Thailand’s southern provinces, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said, adding that close monitoring remains critical to mitigate and minimise impacts of floods.
DDPM Director-General Phasakorn Boonyaluck, stated that flooding continues to affect five provinces - Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, and Narathiwat - impacting 1,034 villages and 122,482 households.
