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On November 25, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province and assigned the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to directly command rescue work due to serious floods devastating the southern region of the country. Songkhla province suffered heavy rain in all districts, of which Hat Yai district recorded the highest rainfall on November 21, with 335 mm, marking the largest single-day rainfall in the past 300 years. According to The Nation newspaper, on November 25, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province before serious flooding due to prolonged heavy rain. Prime Minister Anutin emphasized. strongly, the priority now is to drain the water as quickly as possible and the most important thing is to provide immediate support to people in the affected areas. The armed forces and competent agencies have fully prepared food, necessities and necessary means to respond. The Thai government also established a specialized command center to coordinate rescue work to cope with the most serious flood ever. According to the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the floods seriously affected 9 provinces in the South, killing at least 13 people and affecting about 2.2 million people. According to the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, floods seriously affected 9 provinces in the South, killing at least 13 people and affecting about 2.2 million people. The countrys Meteorological Department warned that the Northeast monsoon and strong low pressure areas are covering Southern Thailand and Malaysia, continuing to cause heavy rain and increasing the risk of flash floods and floods in mountainous areas. Heavy rain causing floods in Southern Thailand also affects 8 states of the country. neighboring Malaysia. According to the Smart Water Operations Center (SWOC) of the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) of Thailand, major flooding across the South since November 19 is due to the combined effects of a strong monsoon trough and a low pressure covering the southern and lower southern areas, causing heavy to very heavy rain from Chumphon province downwards. Among them, Songkhla province received heavy rain in all districts, of which Hat Yai district recorded the highest rainfall on November 21, with 335 mm, marking the largest single-day rainfall in the last 300 years. The accumulated rainfall in 3 days from November 19 to 21 reached 630 mm, surpassing the historic flood in 2010 in Hat Yai, with a recorded rainfall of 428 mm in the same period. Local officials recorded floods in Hat Yai with water levels ranging from 0.5-2.5 m. Water levels in main and secondary rivers as well as many canals increased sharply, leading to overflowing banks in many areas. See moreSee moreSee moreSee more
