– Heavy rains continued to batter Thailand’s southern provinces, bringing the death toll to 12 and submerging thousands of villages.The Thai Ministry of Interior said the prolonged rain and follow-up flood have affected over 700,000 people and paralysed the road and railway traffic system since it started a week ago. It is expected to last at least two more days, the Meteorological Department said, warning that severe floods could occur in eight of the hardest-hit provinces. Twenty-six flights to and from the main airport in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat were cancelled yesterday because the runway was flooded, the Department of Airports said.
Flash flooding in southern Thailand kills at least 18 people.