2016–17 Southern Thailand floods

The 2016-17 Southern Thailand floods was a large scale flood disaster that occurred in southern Thailand from December 2016 to January 2017. It occurred during the country's annual monsoon season and was characterized as having the "worst rainfall in 30 years". The disaster spanned over two consecutive months, December 2016 to January 2017, covering 13 provinces. This flood event stood out from earlier flood catastrophes due to the massive, long-term damage it produced. There were an estimated 95 fatalities and 1,815,618 people affected by the disaster.

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