People in Southern Thailand are being told to brace for flash floods due to heavy downpours in the region, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.
The Meteorological Department office in the South said earlier that rainfall would spread across several central and southern provinces including Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Heavy rain has hit Songkhla province, near the Thai-Malaysian border since Tuesday night, while water levels in several canals have risen sharply.
Flash flood warnings have been issued in low-lying 16 districts, while continuing rains and strong winds coming in from Andaman Sea have affected Ranong and Trang provinces.
Small trawlers have been told to stay ashore as three-metre high waves are expected in the Gulf of Thailand. -BERNAMA
IAMS RT 17/04/2013
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