A major clean-up operation has commenced in the areas of southern Thailand which were hit by flooding earlier this week. Hundreds of volunteers have joined with soldiers and municipal workers to start clearing away the mud and debris left behind after the flood waters began to recede. The … [Read more...]

A tropical depression over the Gulf of Thailand has resulted in prolonged heavy rain for large areas of southern Thailand. Major flooding has hit the city of Hat Yai whilst provinces close to the Malaysian border, including Pattani and Songkhla, have also been badly affected by flooding. Flood … [Read more...]

The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand has announced today that 68 people have been killed* as a consequence of the flooding which has affected large areas of Thailand in the past few weeks. An estimated 3 million people have now been affected by the floods which have mainly hit the north-east … [Read more...]

At least 32 people have now died as a result of the flooding which has inundated parts of Thailand. Almost half of Thailand’s seventy-six provinces have been hit by flooding which has now affected more than one million people in the central, north and north-eastern areas of the country. Numerous … [Read more...]

Heavy rain and flash floods have resulted in a number of districts in north-east Thailand being declared disaster zones. Nakhon Ratchasima province has been particularly badly hit with at least four people still missing feared drowned. The Maharaj Hospital in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima (also … [Read more...]

Heavy rains last week have resulted in flooding in some provinces of Thailand with homes and businesses destroyed by the flood water. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged government support for the flood-hit regions and said that he and his ministers will visit the worst affected areas. … [Read more...]