The Latest Breaking News from Phuket

PHUKET: Two two-storey buildings were damaged when one subsided and collapsed onto the other, on rain-soaked sloping terrain in Muang district late on Thursday night.

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Torrential rain is forecast in the southern region of the country over the next two days, the weather agency warned on Thursday, as flooding caused major disruptions in Phuket.

PHUKET: Multiple landslides caused by torrential rain blocked traffic and caused blackouts in this southern tourist island on Thursday, but Phuket airport remained open.

PHUKET: The Kathu-Patong Road was closed after a landslide on Wednesday, with air passengers warned to leave for Phuket airport several hours in advance because of flooding on the road.

Heavy rain, flooding, mudslides and blackouts continued to hit Phuket on Wednesday.

PHUKET: Persistent rain, flooding, mudslides and blackouts continued to plague this southern tourist island on Wednesday.

PHUKET: Rain again pounded many parts of this island province on Monday night, frustrating efforts to drain water from areas still flooded after Sunday's deluge.

Tourism operators in Phuket are urging airlines to slash their prices as the island's image as an expensive destination is seen as harming travel opportunities, especially without the huge Chinese market, which accounted for 40% of business before the pandemic.

Phuket residents still reeling from Sunday's major flooding are being warned that more heavy rain and possible flooding is forecast over the next five days.

PHUKET: Cleanup and relief operations were in full swing on Monday after the flooding that caused chaos on this southern island resort province on Sunday drained off and life began returning to normal.