Thailand continues recovery as waters recede, death toll hits 87

Thailand continues recovery as waters recede, death toll hits 87

The death toll from floods across eight southern provinces in Thailand has risen to 87, the Thai government said in a statement on Nov. 28, 2025, adding that more than 3.5 million people have been affected.

In the southern city of Hat Yai, the hardest-hit part of Thailand, the rain has finally stopped, but residents are still ankle-deep in floodwater and many remain without electricity as they assess the damage caused to their property over the past week.

Aerial footage from TPBS on Nov. 27, showed grey skies over Hat Yai and miles of roads engulfed by brown water, with heavy-duty trucks crawling along wide thoroughfares past abandoned cars and lorries, as groups of people waded slowly through knee-deep water.

Large parts of Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia have been stricken by cyclone-fueled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait. Authorities in the region said on that the death toll from the floods has risen to at least 183.