Floodhit Songkhla, Narathiwat returning to normal
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The flood situation in the South was returning to normal in Songkhla and Narathiwat as the monsoon rains stopped, allowing evacuees to start returning home.
Flood waters were receding in many areas, especially along the Sungai Kolok River in three districts. The inundation of vast areas was receding. Residents of Narathiwat’s Waeng district were moving back home.
In Songkhla, only lowlying areas around Songkhla Lake were still submerged, accounting for about 20 per cent of six districts flooded annually. Relief officials said the situation was expected to return to normal if there were no more rain for two more days.
The provincial relief agency said two people drowned and 10 out of all 16 districts were declared disaster zones, where 63,487 people in 462 villagers have been affected, including 519 who were evacuated.
The regional weather bureau predicted that heavy rain would likely pelt the Gulf of Thailand coast, along with a possible storm, from tomorrow to Sunday. It called on residents to watch out for flash floods and fishing trawlers to avoid setting out to sea because of high swells.
The Nation
