Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered relief agencies to rush help to five southern provinces hit by severe floods, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Sunday.
A low-pressure cell will cover the Malacca Strait while strong easterly and northeasterly winds prevail across the South and the Gulf of Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
Ms Rachada said Gen Prayut has instructed state agencies to mobilise assistance as a matter of urgency. The authorities were also surveying the damage caused by floods in the five provinces. The Office of the National Water Resources reported heavy floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. The floods have ravaged areas in 277 villages across 18 districts in the five provinces.
