Thailand to send aircraft carrier for flood relief as rains intensify

Thailand was preparing on Tuesday to send an aircraft carrier with relief supplies and medical teams to its south, where more heavy rain intensified the worst floods in years, which have killed 13 people and hobbled rescue and evacuation efforts.

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Floodwaters running as high as 6.6 feet in some areas have hit nine Thai provinces and eight states in neighboring Malaysia, across a swathe of hundreds of kilometers devastated last year