A total of 21 people were confirmed killed by the flash floods and mudslides in southern provinces of Thailand, authority said on Friday.

A car drives through a flooded street in Krabi province, south of Bangkok April 1, 2011.

Severe flooding and mudslides in southern Thailand have killed 21 people,

cut off land and air transportations and delayed shipments of at least 50,000 tonnes

of rubber in the world's largest rubber-producing country, authorities

said on Thursday. Thailand's navy sent four vessels including an amphibious

landing craft with on-board helicopters to the region to deliver supplies

and rescue tourists and villagers in areas severely hit. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


The flash floods and mudslides in southern provinces of Thailand caused by heavy rainstorms that have hit several southern provinces since March 23.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said that of the total, nine were in southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, six in Krabi, four in Surat Thani and two in Phatthalung, with another 181 people suffering injuries.

Provinces hit by major flooding are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Surat Thani, Trang, Chumphon, Songkhla, Krabi and Phangnga. As many as 998,867 people have been affected and 732,655 rai of farmland submerged, according to the department.

Source: Xinhua