South Thailand’s Worst Floods in Decades Kill at Least 12 People
Volunteers distribute food supplies to flood-affected residents at Mueang district in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Nov. 30.
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At least 12 people have died and more than 600,000 households have been affected by the worst flooding in southern Thailand in decades, according to a government agency.
The heavy rains and flash floods that have persisted across the country’s south since Nov. 22 have affected 640,581 households in 10 provinces, causing around 13,000 people to evacuate and seek refuge in the 200 temporary shelters set up as of Sunday, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in a statement. Seven provinces in the area are still experiencing floods, it said.