Floods Hit Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia
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New satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows extreme flooding in Thailand’s southern Songkhla province, one of the regions which has been worst-affected by heavy rainfall from cyclone Senyar. Yesterday, Thai authorities reported 176 deaths caused by flooding so far, 138 of which were in Songkhla.
Thailand’s government on Monday announced new relief measures for victims of one of the country’s worst floods in decades, weeks before an anticipated call for snap elections.
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly floods in the south,
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Songkhla province, which includes southern Thailand’s biggest city, Hat Yai, citing the “unprecedented severity” of the flooding that has caused widespread damage.
Thailand’s government set out plans for new carbon taxes and an emissions trading system under the country’s first formal climate change legislation.
Floods have swept through nine Thai provinces and eight states in neighboring Malaysia for a second successive year, prompting both countries to evacuate nearly 45,000 people.
BANGKOK -- The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region.
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