In neighbouring Malaysia, floods had affected more than 150,000 people across 10 states as of Dec 1, with north-eastern Kelantan bearing the brunt. The death toll from the disaster was four as of Nov 30, according to the National Disaster Management Agency’s website.

At least 12 people have died and more than 600,000 households have been affected by the worst flooding in southern Thailand in decades, according to a government agency.

The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people were evacuated due to rising water levels in the past three days.