Floodwaters recede in Hat Yai today as rain stops

10 Sept 11:28 Key points summarised by AI

Floodwaters have substantially receded across Hat Yai, enabling residents to leave their homes and making main roads passable for small vehicles again.
Emergency response teams continue critical efforts, distributing food and water, evacuating thousands from still-submerged low-lying areas, and planning additional shelters and medical facilities.
The flooding has severely impacted over 100,000 households in Hat Yai and more than a million across nine southern provinces, with a reported death toll of 25.
While less rainfall is forecast for the extreme south, some areas in Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Trang, and Satun are still expected to experience heavy rain.

Warning against eating fish, using water from Song, Rangsit canals

Today 17:42 Key points summarised by AI

The Pollution Control Department has issued a public warning advising against eating fish from Song and Rangsit canals in Pathum Thani province and recommends avoiding contact with the canal water.
Tests revealed zero dissolved oxygen in Song Canal, accounting for the mass fish deaths, while Rangsit Canal also showed critically low oxygen levels, prompting ongoing analysis for organic substances, bacteria, and heavy metals.