123 Dead In Heavy Rain, Floods In Sri Lanka
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The death toll from floods across large swaths of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications and co-ordinate recovery efforts as the waters began to recede.
Members of rescue teams distribute supplies to stranded people in a flooded area in Hat Yai district, which has been affected by heavy rainfall that has hit 10 provinces in southern Thailand and killed several people, in Songkhla province, Thailand, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Sithichai Chootochana
According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Thailand, the Songkhla province remains the worst affected region where 110 deaths have been recorded so far.
Record floods in southern Thailand, including Hat Yai’s heaviest rainfall in 300 years, have killed 33 people and displaced millions, prompting massive military-led relief efforts.
Facing some of the worst floods in decades, Thai authorities airlifted patients and delivered critical supplies — including oxygen tanks — into a submerged southern city struggling to cope.
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Thailand races to rescue thousands as record floods kill 33
Thailand airlifted patients and flew critical supplies, including oxygen tanks, into a submerged southern city on Wednesday, as the death toll from some of the region’s worst floods in years climbed t
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Authorities in Thailand plan to send helicopters on Wednesday to evacuate critically-ill patients from a southern hospital marooned by some of the region's worst floods in years, as the death toll rose to 33, with more rain expected.
The death toll in flood-hit southern Thailand has reached 145 as of Friday, causing massive destruction across the region. At least 1.2 million households and 3.6 million people across 12 southern provinces have been affected by days of relentless heavy rain, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
A “once in 300 year” storm has battered southern Thailand, bringing floodwaters more than eight feet high that in one city cut off access to a maternity ward holding 30 newborn babies, staff and officials said.