Govt deploys 'all resources' for stricken Hat Yai

Security forces and emergency crews have been instructed to mobilise all resources at hand to save Hat Yai, as severe flooding inundated large parts of the city.

- POST REPORTERS

Military units, along with disaster relief agencies and local authorities, are working around the clock to rescue residents who are trapped in their homes as floodwaters continue to rise across parts of the southern province of Songkhla.

Soldiers with the Fourth Army Region were instructed to help evacuate patients from hospitals in flood-hit areas yesterday, in addition to delivering essential supplies to stranded residents.

Mobile medical units have also been set up at flood shelters to provide first aid and support vulnerable individuals.

Police, meanwhile, were ordered to patrol flood-hit communities throughout the day to prevent theft of properties, while traffic police put up warning signs to prevent motorists from getting stranded in flooded areas.