A woman carries her belongings as she walks through floodwaters following heavy rain in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Dec. 25, 2023. (Photo: AFP/Madaree Tohlala)Bangkok (VNA) - Floods in southern Thailand have killed at least six peopleand affected tens of thousands of households, authorities said on December 27.
The dead included an 89-year-old woman and a toddler in Narathiwat, saiddeputy provincial governor Preecha Nualnoi, adding that another person was still missingfollowing days of intense rain, which sparked floodwaters that reached around3m in height in some places.
Thefloods, which began on December 22, have hit more than 70,000 homes across theprovinces of Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, regional officialssaid.
Reliefteams worked by night to hand out bottled water and snacks and check buildingsfor damage or casualties.
Thailand'sDepartment of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said the water level had dropped on December 27 morning.
Somerail services in Narathiwat province, which borders Malaysia, had resumedfollowing days of closure due to track subsidence, according to Preecha.
Thekingdom's rainy season typically brings months of daily deluges but scientistssay man-made climate change can make rainfall more intense. In 2011, widespreadflooding killed hundreds and damaged millions of homes around the country./.
