The south of Thailand expects heavy rainfall until Sunday and a number of preparations are being made to prevent flooding. For example, the waterways in the southern province of Chumphon are being drained to make room for the amount of rainwater. All weirs have also been opened to speed up the flow.
Children in southern Thailand often malnourished
Children in Thailand's southernmost provinces are undernourished compared to children in other parts of the country, according to a Unicef-funded survey of the situation of children and women in the South.
Reader question: How far can I travel south?
We would like to travel by train to the south of Thailand because it is less touristy there. We want to take the train from Hua Hin and head south. But how far can we travel because of the unrest and attacks in the southern provinces? According to the travel advice, the 4 southern provinces of Thailand: Yale, Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla are dangerous for tourists. But does that mean that we, two women in our early 30s, can safely travel to the other provinces in the south?
Sport & Play project for Southern Thailand
The Sport & Play Project in Southern Thailand is a One World Play project to source ultra-durable One World Futbols balls that never need a pump and never go flat.
The number of people injured in the bomb attacks on Tuesday afternoon at the Big C in southern Thailand has now risen to 61, many of them children. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify the four perpetrators.
Thailand's Deep South
It's been about 15 years since I last visited Hat Yai and Songhkla in Thailand's deep south; a journey that I look back on with great pleasure. Reason to go there again after so many years. With AirAsia you are there in less than 1 ½ hours which I personally prefer to a very long train journey from Bangkok.
Southern Thailand floods: 91 dead and four missing
The floods that have ravaged southern Thailand since December 1 have so far killed 91 people and four are still missing, a government spokesman said. The victims fell in 12 provinces.
Southern Thailand floods: 85 dead and 4 missing
The sad balance, since December 1, of the floods in Prachuap Khiri Khan and 11 southern provinces, is that eighty-five people have died and four are still missing.
Three more days of heavy rain in parts of southern Thailand
It will again rain heavily in Chumphon, Ranong and Nakhon Si Thammarat for the next three days. Residents should expect heavy rain, flooding and possible landslides, the National Disaster Warning Center warns. If you plan to travel to the south, you should be extra careful.
Reader question: What is the situation like in the wet South?
We fly to Bangkok on Thursday the 19th and have booked a flight to Hat Yai Wednesday the 25th. Plan was to continue to Koh Lipe. I hear different stories and the various weather forecasts also give a varying picture. Does anyone who may live there (nearby) know what the flooding situation is like in Hat Yai eo?
Floods in southern Thailand 19 dead and one missing
Heavy rains are also expected today and tomorrow, which have been lashing the south since the beginning of the new year. They are caused by an active low pressure area over the Andaman Sea and the west coast of the South. That is slowly moving north towards the Gulf of Martaban and Myanmar, the Meteorological Department said.
The southern provinces of Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun should expect heavy to very heavy rain and possible flooding over the next two days.
Six people have died in the South in the past week as a result of flooding caused by heavy rain. In the nine southern provinces, 68 districts have been affected by waterlogging and flooding, especially Koh Samui is having a hard time.
The Thai meteorological service expects a lot of rain in the deep South for this week and also high waves along the eastern coast. Temperatures will drop further in the north.
At least 14 people have died in floods in southern Thailand
Thailand's southern provinces have been experiencing heavy rains, flooding and landslides for nearly a week now. 582.000 residents in 88 districts of 11 provinces have been affected by the rising water. The number of fatalities has now risen to fourteen.
Southbound train blocked by flooding
More and more southern provinces are suffering from heavy rain and flooding, the number has now risen to twelve. Part of the train traffic is blocked. It has been raining almost continuously in the South since Thursday. More and more floods are being reported and eleven people have been killed so far.
Eleven killed in floods in southern Thailand
At least 10 southern provinces are experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding. Since Thursday, there have been eleven fatalities, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said.