M009-TAILANDIA INUNDACIONES

STORY: Widespread flooding across nine provinces in southern Thailand has claimed 13 lives, with nearly two million people affected, the country’s disaster management agency said on Tuesday (November 25).

The flooding, caused by rising waters since the weekend beginning Nov. 22, has disrupted daily life in provinces including Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Phatthalung, Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. Local authorities have ordered evacuations in low-lying areas to minimise losses as heavy rains continue.

An evacuation order for all high-risk areas in Hat Yai city was issued on Monday (November 24) after floodwaters rose again in the afternoon, prompting the deployment of military and rescue teams, the city’s governor said.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has directed the establishment of a forward command centre in Songkhla to address the severe flooding, while Deputy Prime Minister Thammanat Prompao instructed agencies to provide personnel, equipment, and relief aid, according to state broadcaster National Broadcasting Services of Thailand.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE AND VEHICLES NAVIGATING FLOODED STREETS AND AREAS / RESCUERS EVACUATING PEOPLE WITH BOATS / VEHICLES SUBMERGED IN WATER / PEOPLE ARRIVING AT TEMPORARY SHELTER

SHOWS: HAT YAI, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (TPBS – No use Thailand)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WADING THROUGH WAIST-DEEP WATER, SOME HOLDING ONTO STYROFOAM BOXES, ON FLOODED STREET

2. TRUCK FERRYING PEOPLE ON ITS BACK DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED STREET

3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON FLOODED STREETS

4. RESCUERS ROWING RESCUE BOAT ON FLOODED MAIN ROAD

5. PEOPLE BEING FERRIED ON RESCUE BOAT

6. FLOOD WATER MOVING DOWN STREET OUTSIDE SHOPS

7. FIRE TRUCK PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN WATER

8. FLOOD WATER MOVING DOWN FLOODED STREET / CAR SUBMERGED IN WATER

9. CAR SUBMERGED IN WATER

10. EVACUATED PEOPLE COMING DOWN MILITARY TRUCK

11. CHILDREN BEING HELPED DOWN BY RESCUERS FROM TRUCK