PHUKET is reeling after just an hour of continuous torrential rain led to several areas of the island province being flooded with Thai Meteorological Department warning that the southern region is facing intense monsoon activity from today till next Thursday (Oct. 23-29), Amarin TV said this afternoon (Oct. 23)/
The fierce hour-long downpour started at 1.10 p.m.and led to various areas, particularly roads and thoroughfares, getting flooded causing concern among local residents and motorists.
Among the areas that got inundated were a road running alongside the airport runway in Mai Khao subdistrict, Thalang district; the area in front of Simon Cabaret on Sirirat road in Patong; the Karon roundabout and Soi Ket Khwan in Karon subdistrict, Mueang Phuket district.
Weather forecasters said as a monsoon trough remains positioned in the South there will be persistent rainfall in this region from today till Thursday with heavy to very heavy downpours in some areas.
From tomorrow till Tuesday (Oct. 24-27) a low pressure cell in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify with this leading to stronger winds and rougher seas with waves in the upper Andaman Sea expected to reach approximately two meters and higher than that in areas lashed by thunderstorms.
Residents in high-risk areas are urged to closely monitor weather warnings and remain cautious of flooding particularly roads. Motorists and those travelling by boat should be extra careful and avoid areas pounded by thunderstorms.
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This and Front Page: Phuket badly flooded today, Oct. 23, 2026. Photos – Amarin TV
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