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Hat Yai’s economy is still struggling to recover from the devastating November 2025 floods, raising fears that repeated disasters could drive businesses and investment away from the southern Thai tourism hub. [1]

HAT YAI – The Royal Thai police and immigration officers have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers from a rented house where they had been shut in for three days without food or water. The men were weak, thirsty, and desperate for help. [2]

While most hotels in Hat Yai have already resumed operations, insufficient flood relief has resulted in only 30% of shops and restaurants reopening, leading to a weak outlook for tourism revenue during the Chinese New Year, according to the Hat Yai S... [3]

On Saturday, 31 March 2012, there was an explosion and fire at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai, Songkhla province. [4]

Flooding that engulfed the southern city of Hat Yai last month, killing over 100 people, also exposed deadly gaps in Thailand’s disaster-management system, experts say. [5]

Sources
[1] MM news.mongabay.com · 2026-03-19 · 100% match

Hat Yai’s floods are a warning for cities built against nature (analysis)

Hat Yai’s economy is still struggling to recover from the devastating November 2025 floods, raising fears that repeated disasters could drive businesses and investment away from the southern Thai tourism hub.

[2] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-18 · 100% match

Police Rescue 16 Starving Illegal Migrants in Hat Yai, Thailand

HAT YAI – The Royal Thai police and immigration officers have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers from a rented house where they had been shut in for three days without food or water. The men were weak, thirsty, and desperate for help.

[3] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Flood recovery lag weighs on Hat Yai

While most hotels in Hat Yai have already resumed operations, insufficient flood relief has resulted in only 30% of shops and restaurants reopening, leading to a weak outlook for tourism revenue during the Chinese New Year, according to the Hat Yai S

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-04-02 · 100% match

TAT Update: Explosion and fire at Hotel in Hat Yai

On Saturday, 31 March 2012, there was an explosion and fire at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai, Songkhla province.

[5] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-12-04 · 100% match

‘Preventable disaster’: Hat Yai flood exposes failures in Thailand’s crisis response

Flooding that engulfed the southern city of Hat Yai last month, killing over 100 people, also exposed deadly gaps in Thailand’s disaster-management system, experts say.

[6] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-09 · 100% match

Hungry monkeys swarm Hat Yai park, snatching food from visitors

Hungry monkeys swarm Hat Yai park, snatching food from visitors A group of tourists in Hat Yai complained today, March 9, that hung

[7] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-11-24 · 100% match

After short respite, flooding in Hat Yai worsens

Flooding in the business hub of Hat Yai city, in Songkhla province, which had started to ease over the weekend, has worsened again, as additional heavy runoffs from Sadao district have been flowing into the area since yesterday.

[8] TH thethaiger.com · 2025-11-29 · 100% match

Hat Yai mayor apologises over flood response, outlines recovery plans

Hat Yai mayor apologises over flood response, outlines recovery plans Hat Yai Mayor Narongporn Na Phatthalung has issued a public apology over the city’s hand

[9] TH tpnnational.com · 2025-11-25 · 100% match

Over 400 Tourists Evacuated from Hotels in Hat Yai Amid Severe Flooding

Hat Yai, Songkhla — More than 400 tourists stranded in 17 hotels across Hat Yai were urgently evacuated on November 23rd after heavy flooding inundated the city.

[10] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Hat Yai 'back to normal'

Hat Yai has returned to normal after the floods, with all zones cleared and services restored, officials say, allowing disaster controls to be scaled down.

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