Train services between Bangkok and Hat Yai and between Yala and Su-Ngai Kolok, which were suspended for the past week due to heavy flooding, have resumed today followingrepairs to tracks and signalling systems, the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) announced today.


As for the service between Hat Yai and Yala, the SRT said repairs are underway and it will resume upon their completion.


Today, the Meteorological Department forecasts heavy rain in the southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, Krabi, Trang and Satun,due to the moderate north-eastern monsoon, which is looming over the Gulf of Thailand and the southern region,compounded by the movement of a low pressure cell from the Straits of Malacca towards the island of Sumatra.


People living near natural waterways or at the bases of mountains are advised to brace for overflows and flash floodsrespectively. Fishing vessels and sailors are advised to avoid stormy areas at sea, as waves are expected to reach two metresand taller.

Normal train service between Bangkok and Hat Yai resumes tod