Monsoon Floods Kill 8 in Thailand, Displace Tens of Thousands

Severe flooding triggered by relentless monsoon rains has inundated southern Thailand and neighboring Malaysia, killing at least eight people in Thailand and displacing tens of thousands across both countries as of November 24, 2025. The disaster, centered in Thailand's Songkhla province and spilling into multiple Malaysian states, has submerged urban centers, cut power supplies and prompted large-scale evacuations.

In Thailand, the crisis escalated after five days of continuous downpours, with Hat Yai, a city of about 200,000 and a hub for cross-border tourism, recording 330 millimeters of rain on Friday, the heaviest single-day total in over 300 years according to the irrigation department. Floodwaters have risen to the second and third floors of buildings in Hat Yai and surrounding districts, engulfing shops, temples and roads. Officials declared Songkhla a disaster zone, reporting impacts on 16 districts, over 465,000 residents and at least 700,000 households across six southern provinces. The eight deaths stemmed primarily from electrocution and flood-related accidents, authorities said.

Stranded residents in Hat Yai have taken to rooftops, using umbrellas for shelter and...