The cabinet this week approved documents to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to include Songkhla and its associated lagoon settlements in the list of cultural world heritage sites, a news source said on Thursday.

The Tone Nga Chang Waterfall, a popular tourist destination in Songkhla, was closed for three days beginning Wednesday after a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening uprooted trees, damaging vehicles and buildings and blocking the walking path.