The eastern coast of Thailand will likely face three to four more rounds of high and violent waves over the next few months, according to the Meteorological Department.

Waves of up to five metres in height have been lashing many southern provinces since Sunday.

“It’s the monsoon surge,” the department’s deputy director-general, Somchai Baimuang, said yesterday, “The phenomenon will recur three to four more times before the end of February.”

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