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Widespread flooding in four southern provinces, Ayutthaya still inundated
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- Four southern provinces—Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, and Songkhla—have been declared public disaster zones due to severe flooding from recent heavy rains, affecting thousands of households.
- Critical infrastructure is severely impacted; rail services are suspended, schools are closed, and hospitals are evacuating patients or fortifying facilities in affected southern regions.
- Emergency relief efforts are actively underway, with local officials, police, and troops distributing essential supplies like food and water to flood victims.
- The central province of Ayutthaya continues to battle extensive inundation across 12 districts, impacting over 64,000 households, with the death toll from the ongoing floods currently at 20.
- More heavy rain is forecast for Songkhla until Sunday, prompting advisories for residents to brace for potential further flooding.
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