At least 9 people died due to flooding hitting several provinces in southern Thailand since the middle of the month and Affects more than 150,000 familiesAccording to official data, this Friday.
Six southern provinces – Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat – are still experiencing problems due to waterlogging in more than fifty towns, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said today. According to the latest update on the situation, where the number of people is not specified, officials state that: the waters began to recede. The hardest-hit area is the Narathiwat region, which is adjacent to northern Malaysia, where four of the nine deaths have been recorded.
Floods are common in Thailand, where heavy rains are recorded due to monsoon rains that affect the southern part of the country between September and December, and the central and northern parts between June and October. In 2011 Thailand suffered one of its worst floods, killing 815 people and causing billions of dollars in damage, mainly due to business closures and damage to agriculture.