Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding

Unrepaired holes like these in the canal flood retention wall in Bang Klam district in Songkhla province have residents fearing a repeat of last year's catastrophic flood damage. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA - Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year's damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.

People in tambon Tha Chang of Bang Klam district are worried about being flooded yet again, after the catastrophic flooding of 2025. The damaged concrete embankment along Khlong Ror 1 is supposed to protect their homes.