SHAH ALAM: A Malaysian and her friends who were trapped in Hatyai, Thailand, were forced to wade through floods for about six kilometres to get food supplies.
In a TikTok video, @watie_yaacob said the situation forced her to go out to find food, Sinar Harian reported.
"We have contacted the Thai police and the Malaysian embassy, but have not received any assistance.
"We walked in the flood for around 6km round trip to buy food," she wrote in the video on Sunday (Nov 23).
The woman also shared that the water level at the place she was staying when the floods began to hit on Saturday (Nov 22).
The video, which has now received about 2 million views as of 12.30pm on Sunday, shows the water level in front of the hotel deepening.
"We are seeking assistance from the Malaysian government in Thailand. We hope our efforts will be successful as the water level is currently waist-high. The rain continues to fall nonstop.
"Pray for us Malaysians who are here to be safe," she wrote in the video shared.
Earlier, the government was reported to be mobilising efforts to bring back approximately 4,000 Malaysians affected by floods in Hatyai and several other districts in Songkhla province, Thailand.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the latest information was being obtained from the Malaysian Consulate General in Songkhla to identify Malaysians who were still trapped, including teachers and 40 students. Last Tuesday,
Thailand's Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) had issued a warning that southern Thailand would experience heavy rain for six days from Nov 18 to 23.
ONWR, together with the Thai Meteorological Department and the Thai Hydro-Informatics Institute, predicts that rainfall will increase due to the Northeast Monsoon.
