Hat Yai, the economic hub in Thailand's South, is slowly getting back to normal, while flooding elsewhere in the southern provinces remains serious after the region was inundated by downpours that triggered deluges.

Devastating floods in southern Thailand have claimed nine lives and affected more than 550,000 residents, marking what officials are calling the worst natural disaster to hit some areas in two decades.

Parts of the country may continue to experience “very heavy rain” till next week, meteorologists forecast. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least 12 people have died and more than 600,000 households have been affected by the worst flooding in southern Thailand in decades, according to a government agency.