SONGKHLA, Nov 24 – Flooding in Thailand’s deep south has started to recede after rain stopped, even as several popular tourist destinations in the North are packed with tourists attracted by the chilly weather.

Heavy rain which fell in the southern province of Songkhla overnight Saturday stopped, but metre deep floodwater overflowed a canal in Sadao district swamping the homes of government workers, including doctors and nurses at the hospital.

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