Thailand Swamped With Deadly New Floods
Parts of southern Thailand found itself inundated with water on Thursday.
Songkhla province in Thailand’s southern region has been facing heavy rains for several days, which have caused a number of districts in the province to face flooding conditions that are already prevalent in Bangkok and other parts of the country.
In some parts of the province water is as deep as 13 feet. Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the flooding and the flowing water swept away a 3-year-old child several days ago.
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Certain areas in Songkhla are now considered a disaster zone due to the flooding and three people have been reported dead in the region.
The country has been battling fierce flooding that has recently swamped communities in 18 of Thailand’s 76 provinces.
Businesses and factories have been struggling to keep afloat in the inundated conditions and thousands have been left stranded without work in the worst flooding the country has faced in almost a century.
In some parts of the country the water has subsided and residents have been working to clean up and rebuild their communities following the devastation.
In Bangkok’s northern suburbs water has receded, but the western and eastern parts of the city remain chockfull of murky water.
On Friday protests arose in the city with frustrated residents attempting to put pressure on the government to speed up the draining of the floodwater.
The flooding followed heavy monsoon rains over the summer and is projected to cost up to $22 billion in property damage alone.
The flooding has caused more than 600 deaths, mainly children.
Many Thai nationals have expressed their discontent with the government response to the crisis and one individual from a central province has even filed a court petition accusing government officials of flood mismanagement.
