Eighty per cent of Hatyai residents return home as floodwaters recede; over 8,000 cars found submerged

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows traffic blocked by vehicles parked on a road to escape floodwaters in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 30, 2025. - Reuters

BANGKOK: As at Dec 1, nine days after the massive flooding in Hatyai, water levels have continued to recede and the city has entered full recovery and clean-up mode.

Around 80 per cent of residents have now returned to their homes to assess the damage, while some remain in evacuation shelters arranged by the province.