Hat Yai was supposed to be “unsinkable.” | The Signal EP.1 Hat Yai was supposed to be “unsinkable.” | The Signal EP.1
MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2025
But on November 21st, 2025, the South’s economic engine—worth 5 billion dollars to Thailand’s GDP—vanished underwater. A chain of extreme weather events, historic rainfall, and unexpected failures in water management pushed residents onto rooftops and shut down nearly every major industry in the city.