The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand had risen to 145, with Songkhla province accounting for 110 of the deaths, according to the evidence packet. The disaster left thousands stranded and exposed the depth of damage in the south of the country.
The hardest-hit area was the Hat Yai district near the border with Malaysia. As floodwaters receded, rescuers were able to access residential neighborhoods that had previously been underwater and recover more bodies, which helps explain why the death toll rose sharply as conditions improved.
The flooding caused streets to become impassable, submerging low-rise buildings and vehicles and leaving widespread disruption in its wake. The packet also notes that rainfall had decreased, though thunderstorms remained possible in some areas, meaning the emergency had moved from peak inundation to recovery and assessment.
Videos and photos from the affected areas showed damaged roads, fallen power poles, household appliances and debris washed up along the streets. Those visuals are consistent with a flood event that does not just inundate neighborhoods but also tears up the physical systems people rely on to move, work and communicate.
The evidence does not supply a full list of the injured or missing, but it does make clear that the flooding in southern Thailand was severe enough to overwhelm whole districts and force authorities into a large search and rescue effort.
Songkhla's dominance in the death toll is the clearest sign of where the floods hit hardest. As rescue crews reached homes that had previously been inaccessible, the death count rose, which is a pattern seen in many major flood disasters when water levels finally fall enough to permit access.
The packet does not say how many people remained missing or displaced, but the scale of the body recovery effort implies a substantial search operation still underway. Even as the weather improved, the human consequences in southern Thailand were still expanding.
On 2025-11-28, the numbers told a blunt story: 145 dead in the south, Songkhla carrying most of the loss, and flood damage still being counted as the water went down.
Songkhla’s share of the deaths suggests the province bore the brunt of the flooding, even as other southern areas were also affected. That makes it the center of gravity for the response and likely the place where recovery will be slowest.
As with the other flood stories in this batch, the important distinction is between peak water and aftermath. On the event date, Thailand was still dealing with both at once: receding floodwaters and a rising confirmed toll.
The recovery challenge in southern Thailand will depend on how quickly roads, power and access return. Until then, the rising death toll remains the clearest public measure of what the flood left behind: a province-by-province emergency with Songkhla at its center.
That is why the death toll kept climbing as access improved. Flood disasters often look one way while water is high and another way once people can finally get into buried neighborhoods. The packet captures that transition clearly for southern Thailand.
