Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as death toll rises to 162

Published November 29, 2025 1:49pm ET



BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday outlined recovery and compensation plans for the southern part of the country, where severe flooding has killed at least 162 people.

More than 1.4 million households and 3.8 million people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rains in 12 southern provinces, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said Saturday.

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