Flooding disaster death toll rises to 12Railway officials send a vehicle to evacuate villagers at flood-hit Balo village in Raman district, Yala on Thursday. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)The death toll from the floods in three deep South provinces has risen to at least 12. Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew has received a report saying the death toll has reached 12, with eight people dead in Narathiwat, three in Yala and one in Pattani. Eleven public health service centres in Narathiwat, 12 in Yala and 11 in Pattani have been closed due to the floods. In Pattani, the flood situation is still critical, with overflow from the Pattani and Sai Buri rivers inundating Pattani town on Friday.

Source: Bangkok Post December 30, 2023 10:33 UTC