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Flash floods inundate several areas of Thailand's Phuket island after heavy rain

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Flash floods affected multiple districts on Thailand's Phuket island after heavy rainfall overnight. The flooding impacted all three districts of Phuket province, including its capital city. By late morning, water levels were beginning to decrease, but some areas remained flooded and small vehicles were advised to avoid them, according to the provincial deputy governor Romdon Hayiawae.

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Flash floods inundated several areas of Thailand's Phuket island on Monday after heavy rainfall overnight, affecting one of the country’s major tourist destinations. According to officials, all three districts in Phuket province, including its capital Phuket City, were impacted by the flooding. Water levels started to recede by late morning, but some lower-lying areas remained flooded and small vehicles were advised to avoid those areas, according to the provincial deputy governor Romdon Hayiawae.

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BANGKOK (AP) — Flash floods on Monday inundated several areas of the island of Phuket in Thailand, one of the country’s major tourist destinations, following heavy rainfall overnight, officials said. asserted

officials → inundate → rainfall

All three districts of the southern island province, including its capital, Phuket City, were impacted by the flooding. asserted

districts → include → flooding

Water levels started to recede by late morning, but some lower-lying areas remained flooded and small vehicles were advised to avoid those areas, according to the provincial deputy governor, Romdon Hayiawae. uncertain

vehicles → start → governor

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