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Heavy rain, flash flood warnings for South

Heavy rain, flash flood warnings for South

More than 260,000 households flooded

Soldiers on the way to help evacuate residents in a flooded area of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Thursday. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam)

Heavy rain and flash flood warnings were issued for all southern provinces except Chumphon and Ranong on Thursday, and small boats were advised to stay ashore until Friday.

The Meteorological Department said the strong northeast monsoon prevailed over the Gulf of Thailand and the South, and a low pressure cell still covered the lower South.

More heavy rain was likely in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun on Thursday.

People living in at-risk areas, notably foothill…

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