"Thailand has declared its southern Songkhla province a disaster zone, after heavy rainfall left thousands stranded and at least 13 people dead, according to Thai officials and media reports. Floodwaters were running as high as 2 metres (6.6 feet) in some areas, days after the province's Hat Yai district received 335mm (13 inches) of rain on Friday, its highest in a single day for three centuries."
"Heavy rains have affected nine southern provinces of Thailand, impacting some 2.1 million people, with 13,000 moving to shelters, while many others have also been cut off and unable to receive help, the Reuters news agency reported. Meanwhile, Thailand's military said it was sending reinforcements to help with disaster efforts on Tuesday, including a C-130 cargo plane with medicine, food and water supplies, 14 rubber boats and the aircraft carrier Chakri Naruebet carrying two helicopters, doctors and field kitchens that can supply 3,000 meals a day."
Severe flooding has stranded thousands and submerged large areas across southern Thailand and parts of northern Malaysia. Songkhla province was declared a disaster zone after heavy rainfall left at least 13 people dead and floodwaters up to 2 metres in places. Hat Yai district recorded 335mm of rain in a single day, the highest in three centuries, leaving about 150,000 people stranded. Nine southern Thai provinces have been affected, disrupting some 2.1 million people and forcing 13,000 into shelters while many communities remain cut off. The Thai cabinet freed emergency funds and the military deployed aircraft, boats, helicopters, medical teams and field kitchens.
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