Phatthalung warned of flash floods

The five districts are Kong Ra, Tamot, Si Banphot, Srinagarindra and Pa Phayom, while the areas most at risk are those at the foot of the Banthad mountain range. Visitors are also not allowed to go near waterfalls in national parks.

In an official update yesterday, nine provinces including Bangkok continue being flooded, covering 3,652 villages in 80 districts where more than 4 million people have been affected. So far, 730 people have lost their lives to the flooding, with three still missing. Renovation and postflood cleanup measures have been launched in 56 provinces.

Meanwhile, nine provinces in the North and Northeast, covering 8,724 villages in 105 districts, have been declared disaster zones in terms of cold temperatures.

So far, 5 per cent of Bangkok is still flooded though Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has promised that the entire city will be completely dry by December 22.