Days of relentless rainfall have triggered major flooding across southern Thailand and Malaysia, leaving at least eight people dead in Thailand and forcing thousands to take shelter in evacuation centres across both countries.
In Thailand, floodwater rising up to waist level has affected 10 provinces, overwhelming communities already vulnerable to seasonal monsoon rains. Hat Yai, a major commercial hub, recorded its heaviest single-day rainfall in over 300 years, according to the irrigation department. Videos from the weekend showed residents wading through muddy water, with shops, vehicles, and motorcycles submerged. Some families were seen using plastic containers as makeshift boats to move their children to safer areas.
Authorities confirmed that most of the fatalities were due to electrocution and flood-related accidents. With nearly 700,000 households impacted, the Thai government has deployed hundreds of rescue boats, large vehicles, and water-pumping machines. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul instructed officials to ensure rapid and efficient relief operations.
Across the border in Malaysia, more than 15,000 people have been relocated to nearly 90 emergency shelters. Although no fatalities have been reported, heavy rain continues to affect eight states. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said civil defence teams are on high alert, with over 90 land and water rescue vehicles mobilised.
Meanwhile, in Vietnam, a week of intense flooding and landslides across the central region has claimed 91 lives. Water levels have begun to recede, but the damage is extensive—over 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power, and property losses have been estimated at $493 million. More than 200,000 houses, vast areas of crops, and fish farms were submerged, including coffee plantations in the flood-prone Central Highlands, disrupting this year’s harvest.
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