Flash Floods Trapped Thousands of Tourists in Thailand

Thousands of tourists are trapped due to flash floods in Thailand. Tourists are trapped in hotels and railway stations due to flash floods in Thailand.

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Flash floods in Thailand have affected popular tourist city of Hat Yai where thousand of tourists are stranded in Hotels and railway stations. According to the Mayor of Hat Yai, 80 per cent of city has inundated in two metres deep floodwaters which has made it difficult for foreign tourists to leave the city. Although Hat Yai airport is still functional but road and train access to the airport has been cut off.

Apart from Hat Yai floods have hit Pathalung and Nakhon Si Thammarat districts while Pattani and Narathiwat provinces are also affected by floods. Relief work is in progress to safely rescue tourists out of Hat Yai.

Media reports are suggesting that a large number of stranded tourists in Hat Yai are from Malaysia. Every year over 500,000 foreign tourists visits Hat Yai out of which half are Malaysian tourists.

Tourism Industry fears that flash floods are going to scare away 120,000 tourists from Hat Yai which will result in losses of 1.2 billion Baht.

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