Residents said they had not received clear warnings from local authorities as the incessant rains swelled water levels.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul offered an apology for the "state's failure" to protect communities badly hit by floods that have killed more than 160 people, media reports said Sunday.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Songkhla province, which includes southern Thailand’s biggest city, Hat Yai, citing the “unprecedented severity” of the flooding that has caused widespread damage.

DDPM said that as of 6 a.m. on November 25 (Thailand time), the flooding situation in southern Thailand continued to worsen. Floodwaters reached 2 meters high, affecting 2,196,758 people in 4,688 villages in 98 districts of 9 provinces. A total of 798,695 households were affected. DDPM reported 13 deaths in this flood.

The cabinet on Tuesday declared all of Songkhla province a disaster zone, freeing up relief funds, as the province continued to suffer under the severe flooding that has claimed the lives of at least 13 people in the southern region.

Historic flooding in Songkhla Province in southern Thailand has forced the SEA Games 33 host country to activate contingency plans, moving 10 sport events to Bangkok and Chonburi.

Drone footage captured footage on Nov. 26 shows streets and buildings submerged by severe flooding in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, in southern Thailand. Thirty-three people lost their lives as severe floods hit southern Thailand on Wednesday,

The Fourth Army Area deployed two helicopters Wednesday morning (Nov 26) to deliver food, drinking water, and oxygen supplies to flood-affected communities in Songkhla province. The mission began at 07:30 from the Forward Command of the Fourth Army Area Disaster Relief Center at the 42nd Military Circle in Hat Yai,