One dead, 1000s displaced as floods hit Thailand; Sri Lanka storm claims 6 - heads to India
Friday, 29 November 2024 () Bangkok (AFP) Nov 28, 2024
Flooding triggered by three days of heavy rain has killed one person and displaced thousands in southern Thailand, with more days of rain forecast, authorities said Thursday. The floods killed one student in Narathiwat province and have displaced more than 2,700 people, Wasan Chaitaweewong, the head of the local department of disaster prevention and mitigation, told AFP. Prolonged rain
Floods in central Sri Lanka's Polunnaruwa district has forced some 335,155 people to seek temporary shelter in public buildings after their homes were flooded, according to Colombo's Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Rescuers recovered the bodies of six children, taking the number of those killed in...
Friday, 29 November 2024 ()
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 28, 2024
