Severe flooding and mudslides in Thailand killed 21 people and stranded thousands on Wednesday. Thailand flood death toll claims 21 people and stranded thousands of tourists. The flooding has affected more than 716,000 people, the country’s disaster prevention agency said. About a doze n Virgin Holidays customers are among hundreds of British tourists stranded on Koh Samui after flooding across southern Thailand worsened. Torrential rains persist in many areas over the south and resident should be alert for possible flash Severe flooding and mudslides in Thailand killed 21 people and stranded thousands on Wednesday. Thailand flood death toll claims 21 people and stranded thousands of tourists. The flooding has affected more than 716,000 people, the country’s disaster prevention agency said. About a doze n Virgin Holidays customers are among hundreds of British tourists stranded on Koh Samui after flooding across southern Thailand worsened. Torrential rains persist in many areas over the south and resident should be alert for possible flash Severe flooding and mudslides in Thailand killed 21 people and stranded thousands on Wednesday. Thailand flood death toll claims 21 people and stranded thousands of tourists. The flooding has affected more than 716,000 people, the country’s disaster prevention agency said. About a doze n Virgin Holidays customers are among hundreds of British tourists stranded on Koh Samuiafter flooding across southern Thailand worsened. Torrential rains persist in many areas over the south and resident should be alert for possible flash floods. The risk areas included the provinces of Chumphon, Ranong, Phuket, Phangnga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Trang and Satun. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva flew to the south to visit Thailand-flood-hit areas on Wednesday morning.

Victims were either swept away by the rising waters, or buried in mudslides as the unseasonably wet weather deluged the homes and businesses of around a million people in what should be one of the hottest months of the year.

All flights were cancelled and ferry services to the tourist islands of Koh Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao were suspended as waves reached 4 metres high in the Gulf of Thailand due to Thailand flood. Surat Thani, the largest of the southern provinces, has received 855 mm (2.8 feet) of rain since Saturday.

Deputy Primie Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said in a related development that about one million people in the southern provinces had been affected by heavy flooding. He added, “There are roughly one million people affected in many provinces. At first we thought the flood would last a day or two, but now it has already been one week”. Thailand’s navy sent four vessels including an amphibious landing craft with on-board helicopters to the rubber-rich region to deliver supplies and rescue tourists and villagers in areas severely hit.

Since the rains began six days ago, six people have died in Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand Flood, the hardest hit province and one in Phatthalung, the statement said. Local residents in low-lying areas and along slopes and hillsides in 21 southern provinces are warned of possible mudslides and flash floods. Bangkok Airways said there were 2,000 people, mostly tourists, stranded on Samui island either at the airport or in hotels after the airline cancelled flights for two days in a row due to Thailand flood.

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