The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia rose to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, while tens of thousands of people were evacuated as water levels rose over the past three years. days.
In southern Thailand, floods have affected nearly 534,000 families, with the death toll rising from four to nine, as reported on Friday (29), and stranding thousands in 200 temporary shelters that have been set up in affected areas, the Department said. of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Chana district in Songkhla province suffered the worst flooding in 50 years, with video footage showing people being carried from their flooded homes by a torrent of water onto trucks.
Another video showed rescuers in Sateng Nok district of Yala province carrying a baby off the roof of a house hit by floods on Saturday.
In neighboring Malaysia, flooding has affected nearly 139,000 people across nine states, leaving three people dead since Friday, according to the National Disaster Command Center.
Thailand’s Meteorological Department said several areas in the country’s south could expect more heavy rain on Saturday and warned of more flash flooding in affected areas.
The neighboring Philippines was hit by six typhoons in just one month in November, causing widespread devastation.
This content was originally published in Death toll rises to 12 in Thailand and Malaysia, which face historic floods on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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