Relief workers search through flooded homes in southern Thailand after heavy rains
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2019-12-19
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Relief workers today (December 19) search through villages hit by severe floods after heavy rain in southern Thailand.
The area was submerged in 4ft deep water by Wednesday (December 17) after it had been raining constantly for three days in Narathiwat province.
Footage shows sheriff Trithip Sakulpradith taking rescue crews to visit the area to find any residents or animals stranded in the water.
He said he needed to check the area thoroughly to ensure no one was left.
He said: "The flood in this area was so bad, it almost covered whole houses in some places, so we need to check them again one by one."
More than 8,000 households have been affected by the flood so far and 55 of them need to be evacuated from the area. There have no death was reported yet.
The area was submerged in 4ft deep water by Wednesday (December 17) after it had been raining constantly for three days in Narathiwat province.
Footage shows sheriff Trithip Sakulpradith taking rescue crews to visit the area to find any residents or animals stranded in the water.
He said he needed to check the area thoroughly to ensure no one was left.
He said: "The flood in this area was so bad, it almost covered whole houses in some places, so we need to check them again one by one."
More than 8,000 households have been affected by the flood so far and 55 of them need to be evacuated from the area. There have no death was reported yet.
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