Thai authorities warned residents in at least seven southern provinces to brace for more flash floods in the coming days as rain shows no sign of letting up, local media reported on Saturday (December 27)
The Meteorological Department forecast on its website that rain was likely to intensify, especially in Phattalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat provinces.
Accumulative rain is expected from December 28 to January 1, 2015 due to the northeast monsoon across the southern part and the Gulf of Thailand
In Yala, local authorities were preparing for rising water levels by reinforcing defenses.
Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation department on Friday (December 26) declared disaster zones for eight of its southern provinces.
The floods have claimed the lives of at least 13 people so far and five more have been injured.
More than 184, 000 households have been affected by the rising waters and nearly 8,000 displaced. (Reuters)
