Thailand evacuates 190,000 pop of Hat Yai due to flooding

Songkhla declares Hat Yai a red zone as floods hit over 465,000 people, while GISTDA satellite data shows six southern provinces inundated over 228,000 rai
Southern Thailand is facing an escalating flood disaster, with Songkhla province declaring Hat Yai and surrounding districts as red zones and ordering urgent evacuations as heavy rainfall continues under a strong monsoon trough. Critical information from emergency operations and satellite imagery reveals widespread impacts across at least six southern provinces.

At the Songkhla Provincial Hall on November 23, 2025, Governor Rattasart Chidchoo chaired a meeting of the Provincial Disaster Command Centre for Floods, Storms and Landslides to assess the rapidly worsening conditions and implement immediate response measures.

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