Heavy floods hit southern Thailand, rescue continues


Disaster agency workers distribute food and drinking water to flooding victims in Sungai Kolok district in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on Dec 21, 2022. - AFP

BANGKOK (Xinhua): Extensive flooding continues to impact at least 200,000 families in southern Thailand, the authorities said on Thursday (Dec 22).

Water drainage and victim rescue operations continued apace as flood conditions improved in all affected areas, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said.

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