Southern provinces along the Gulf of Thailand have been on alert for flash floods and runoff from downpours through Tuesday.

The Meteorological Department issued a weather warning today for residents in eight provinces — Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat — to brace for possible flash flood and runoff from heavy rain that continued in the Gulf of Thailand.

The weather agency said the alert would remain until Tuesday. It also alerted ships about rough seas in the gulf.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat were hit the hardest by flooding in the region. Twenty-nine villages in five districts of Surat Thani and 26 villages in seven districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat were inundated, it added.

 Source: Bangkok Post