Hat Yai Flood Recovery Gains Momentum asโข Crisis Centre Coordinates Efforts
Following devastating floods, โthe Emergency Flood crisis Operations Centreโข (EFCOC) is spearheading rehabilitation efforts in Hat Yai, with a key focus on accelerating victim identification โand providing comprehensive support to affected residents and businesses. The Public Health Ministry has been specifically assigned the task of continuously updating โthe official death โฃtoll as identification procedures are completed and remains are returnedโข to relatives.
The EFCOC is coordinating across multiple agencies toโข address immediate needs and long-term recovery. The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has mobilized 80-90 tow trucks to remove insuredโ vehicles, whichโฃ willโค be temporarily stored at the songkhla Land Transport Office and Hat Yai Land Transportโค Office. An online database is being developed to allowโข vehicle owners to track their โvehicles and monitor โthe progress of their insurance claims.โ Local agencies have been directed โto โคensure sufficient capacity โon hotlines to handleโ inquiries regarding vehicle โฃlocations โคand available โคrepair stations.
Transport of essential supplies is being facilitated by the Land Transport Department, โwhich is moving donations from the Airโข Force Museum in Don mueang to Hat Yai. Recognizing the importance of community cooperation,authorities are engaging with residents ofโ Khet Paed (Zone 8) following reports of resistance to rescuers and volunteers.
Damage assessments are underway,led byโค local authorities and coordinated by the Public Works and Town & Country Planning Department. Simultaneously, the Labor Skill Development Department has deployed technicians โto offer free repairs of motorcycles, agricultural machinery, electrical appliances,โ and household electrical systems at โคseveral service points: Watโค Koh Sua, Siam โขBattery Hat Yai Co Ltd, Saengโ Thong Witthaya school, โHat Yai Witthaya Somboon Kulkanya School, and Hat Yai Municipality. Technical students from the office ofโ Vocational Education are also assisting with repair efforts.
Significant progress is being made in restoring โขessential services.The Livestock Development Department has alreadyโ disposed of 200 cow and goat carcasses, โ25 pigs, and โ25 othre animals, with full โdisposal anticipated โwithin days. The Southern Waterworks Authority has restored tap water to 45% of hat Yai, including Hat Yai Hospital and Kim โYong Market, and expects full restoration within five days. Electricity has been restored to 85-86% โคof users, โขleaving approximately 23,500 โขhouseholds without power, though business districts areโข nearing 100% recovery,โค with full restoration expected within two days.
Further support is arriving via the Royal Thai Navy, which will dispatch HTMS Angthong to Hat Yai at 8amโข on Monday to deliver donated supplies. The โขNational Broadcasting and telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has deployed satellite-based internet toโ areas experiencing connectivity outages, with full internet restoration planned to follow complete power recovery.
The Social Security Office โ(SSO) โis addressing employment concerns, reporting that 500,000 employers have indicated a willingness to hire social security members who lost their jobs due to the floods. seven banks are offering soft loans totaling 15 million, 30 million, and 50 million baht to support employers in โฃhiring displaced workers.
To expedite compensation payments, the EFCOC will utilize the Thang Rath app to โverify โflood victims, enabling the Department ofโ Provincial Administration โขto process payments more efficiently, as stated by Siripong.
