Flood death toll in Thailand rises to 267: health ministry

FILE PHOTO: Refrigerated containers are installed to store bodies of flood victims at Songklanagarind Hospital in Hatyai district, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 28, 2025. - Reuters

BANGKOK: The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand last month rose to 267, a health ministry spokesman told AFP on Wednesday (Dec 3).

Heavy rain and flooding inundated the country's south late last month, killing at least 267 people across eight provinces from November 22-27, with more than half - 142 - recorded in tourist hub Hatyai district, health ministry spokesman Ekachai Piensriwatchara said. - AFP