Sunken vessel: Locals looking at a sunken fishing boat because of bad weather due to tropical storm Pabuk in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. — AFP
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand, as relieved tourists stranded on islands further north were spared the worst and began to plot routes home.
Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, packed winds of up to 75kph and brought heavy rains and storm surges as it lashed the entire south of the kingdom late on Friday, downing power cables and causing widespread flooding.
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