In southern Thailand, where the death toll rose to 29, authorities reported Wednesday that more than 30,000 people had been displaced from their homes as a result of heavy floods.
According to the public relations section of the Thai government, days more of intense rain is expected in the region, which has already been beaten by raging floodwaters, affecting nearly 155,000 households.
According to a statement from Thailand’s ministry of public health, over 33,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in five southern provinces: Pattani, Narathiwat, Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Phatthalung.
The death toll now stands at 29, up from 25 reported on Tuesday.
According to a Ministry of Public Health official, mental health teams have been sent in to offer assistance and treatment to anyone impacted.
After her home was flooded, a woman from Tak Bai district in Narathiwat province told state broadcaster Thai PBS that she had not been home for three days and had instead chosen to remain in a makeshift shelter at a nearby temple.
Low pressure from the South China Sea is predicted to bring severe rainfall and more floods to southern Thailand as it moves across Malaysia and the Andaman Sea, the Thai Meteorological Department warned Wednesday morning.
Additionally, until December 5, the Department of Mineral Resources issued a warning about possible flash floods and landslides.
On its Facebook page Wednesday morning, the nation’s disaster service stated that disaster response teams were attempting to drain floodwater and relocate flood victims to arid areas.
The government has allocated 50 million baht ($1.5 million) for flood relief in each province and sent rescue teams to help impacted citizens.
To help those impacted, the Thai cabinet approved a stipend of 9,000 baht ($260) each family on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes in adjacent Malaysia as a result of the floods.
Although Thailand receives monsoon rains every year, scientists claim that climate change is resulting in more extreme weather patterns that may increase the likelihood of catastrophic floods.
In 2011, millions of homes were damaged and over 500 people were killed by widespread floods around the nation.
