Death toll climbs to 24, over 555 000 homes affected in southern Thailand’s worst floods in 50 years

The death toll from southern Thailand’s worst flood in 50 years has risen to 24 as of Sunday, December 6, 2020. About 180 000 houses have been flooded, with Nakhon Si Thammarat the worst-hit province. The region has been lashed by heavy rains brought by the southern monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand since November 25.