Overview
- Officials report 33 deaths across seven provinces, with floodwaters in Hat Yai reaching up to 2.5 meters after a once‑in‑300‑years rain event.
- Songkhla is under a state of emergency with all 16 districts declared disaster zones, and authorities are expanding evacuations and food distribution centers.
- The navy is readying the carrier Chakri Naruebet and a 14‑boat flotilla with helicopters, medical teams and field kitchens capable of 3,000 meals a day.
- Health authorities are airlifting critical patients from Hat Yai Hospital after access and parts of the facility were cut off by rising water and power disruptions.
- The Interior Ministry says more than 980,000 homes and about 2.7 million people have been affected in Thailand, while over 19,000 people have been moved to shelters in northern Malaysia.