No tourists are among the 14 people killed after floods in Thailand. they badly affected southern holiday islands Samui and Pha Ngan as the country heads into the December-January high season for tourism.
A low-pressure system has brought heavy rain to parts of the south in the Gulf of Thailand, and floods have also severed the rail link to the south and Malaysia beyond.
Turizm, ordunun aylarca süren siyasi huzursuzluğu sona erdirmek amacıyla 2014'te kansız bir darbeyle iktidarı ele geçirmesinden bu yana ivme kazanmakta zorlanan bir ekonomi için ender görülen bir parlak nokta oldu.
Swimming is out of the question in Southern Thailand
The National Disaster Warning Centre confirmed 14 Thai people had been killed in various accidents caused by the weather in different parts of the south.
Southbound trains have been halted in the town of Thung Song in Nakhon Si Thammarat province because of flooding
Aralık ayı, turistlerin Noel ve Yeni Yıl tatillerini kutlamak için palmiyelerle çevrili plajlara indiği kurak mevsimin başlangıcını işaret ediyor.
The tourism ministry expects a record 32.4 million arrivals this year.
