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This Morning at Mo Chit - After ONWR issued a flood warning in 10 southern provinces, heavy rain came in many areas, such as in Nakhon Si Thammarat, where a tornado damaged several houses. A tornado damaged 10 houses. The storm was really strong. The moment the tornado blew for 15 minutes in a seaside village in Sao Phao Subdistrict, Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, causing more than 10 houses to have their roof tiles blown away. In addition, more than 40 durian trees were damaged. Currently, the local government has inspected and provided assistance. A mother is heartbroken after her young child drowned in Ron Phibun Subdistrict, Ron Phibun District. A tragic incident occurred when a mother went out to buy things at a store and left her 1 year and 8 month old son sleeping alone in the house. When she returned home, her son was gone. She contacted rescue workers to help search for more than 2 hours before finding her son drowning in a canal near the house. As for the cause, officials believe that while the child was sleeping alone in the house, he probably woke up with a start and went for a walk along the canal where the water was flowing quickly. Fell into a canal and drowned, waded through the water, handed out lunch boxes to help villagers. Moving down to Songkhla, soldiers together with the sub-district administrative organization brought water and lunch boxes to help villagers affected by flooding in Ban Plak Thong community, Kohong sub-district, Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, which is still flooded. Although the water level is not as high as last year, the villagers are still not careless because the rain keeps falling. Our news anchor made a video call to ask a family in Khuan Lang sub-district, Hat Yai district, about the flood situation there. Rangers helped children trapped in a school in Pattani province. The continuous heavy rain, especially in Khok Pho district, which has been raining heavily for many days, coupled with flash floods from the mountains that flowed together, caused flooding in many areas of Khok Pho district, such as Phiriya Nawin School, a boarding school in Pak Lo sub-district, causing flash floods higher than 1 meter. The 43rd Ranger Regiment, approximately 30 soldiers with rubber boats, helped and evacuated more than 500 students trapped in buildings to safe areas. The water level is currently receding. Flooding is occurring at Khok Pho Hospital. In addition, the water is also flooding Khok Pho Hospital, as high as 30 cm. in the parking lot. Staff residences, laundry buildings, and emergency buildings. Officials had to use sandbags to block the water from the entrance of the hospital. Rangers evacuated villagers to escape the flood. In another area of Pattani Province, Tambon Khao Tum, Yarang District, the 22nd Ranger Regiment evacuated people in Villages 1 and 2 of Tambon Khao Tum to safe areas because the water level was continuously rising due to continued rain in the area. People in the area can immediately request assistance from the military unit near their homes 24 hours a day. Heavy flooding! In 36 years, the economic area continuously rained since the morning of November 26, causing the economic area in particular to experience heavy flooding for the first time in 36 years. In front of Yala Railway Station, Yala Rama Hotel, the water level was approximately 60-80 centimeters high. Villagers had to quickly evacuate their belongings to higher ground. In addition, several cars were found submerged in water. The water hit a boat and capsized it while evacuating villagers. In addition, there was a thrilling clip after a boat used to evacuate villagers was hit by a flash flood and capsized at the red light of the Maphrao Market in Yala Province. The clip shows the incident when officials were taking the boat to evacuate villagers who were trapped in their homes, including both children and adults. During that time, the strong currents hit the boat and capsized, causing the people in the boat to fall into the water. Fortunately, the people in the boat were able to be rescued safely. Villagers are terrified of rising floodwaters in the economic area. Last night, the news team went to survey the economic area in the center of Yala Municipality and found that the water level was still rising continuously because it was still raining. Villagers are very worried that the water will rise even higher. While some people brought sandbags to prevent water from entering their houses, they were unable to stop it. Villagers said that the water rose so quickly that they could barely move their belongings and had to let heavy belongings like refrigerators be flooded. Phumtham prepares to go down south to observe the flooding. Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham is preparing to go down to the southern border provinces to monitor the flooding situation and has instructed the army to take care of people whose properties have been damaged closely. During this visit, Phumtham