Overall Green Flood
in Thailand

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101781
Death: 10
Displaced: -
Countries: Thailand
From - To 03 Dec - 19 Dec

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Southern Thailand, Mid- to Late December 2022DDPM reported heavy rain from 17 December caused flooding in the southern provinces of Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Phatthalung, Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. A total of 49 districts and 51,543 households were affected. The hardest hit areas were Narathiwat, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla Provinces. In Narathiwat, 3 people died and 29,113 households were affected across 13 districts: Sukhirin, Si Sakhon, Rueso, Ra-ngae, Chanae, Mueang Narathiwat, Cho-airong, Su-ngai Padi, Bacho, Waeng, Su-ngai Kolok, Tak Bai and Yi-ngo. Nakhon Si Thammarat recorded flooding in ??6 districts: Pak Phanang, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Sichon, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chiang Yai and Chulabhorn, with 9,820 households affected. In Songkhla, flooding struck 8 districts: Mueang Songkhla, Rattaphum, Khuan Niang, Hat Yai, Na Mom, Chana, Bang Klam and Ranot, impacting 11,616 households. Elsewhere, 455 households were affected in Pattani, 448 in Trang, and 90 in Yala. As of 21 Dec 2022, ADINet reported flooding, landslides, and strong winds were reported in the Southern Region of Thailand. A total of 205,774 families (at about 508,000 persons) were affected, 7 persons dead, and 2 were injured in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Phatthalung, Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat Provinces were reported by Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) ThailandFri 23 Dec 2022Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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