At least 145 people have died and more than 3.5 million have been affected by catastrophic flooding in southern Thailand, where waters are finally receding after the worst deluge to hit Hat Yai in centuries. As the floodwaters recede, the full extent of the damage is coming more apparent. Rescue operations continue, but the disaster is already being described as the most severe in the city's recorded history. Mud-stained roads lined with toppled shopfronts and stranded vehicles signal Hat Yai’s slow emergence from the water’s grip. Yet behind every wreckage lies the weight of what can’t be restored, the trauma of families torn apart, the panic as water rose faster than warnings, the aching realization of lives lost. In Hat Yai’s hardest-hit neighborhoods, families have returned to homes once swallowed by floodwaters and are now confronting the staggering scale of what has been lost. Homes have been gutted down to their bones, furniture overturned, beds soaked, shelves dripping with mud. People pick through what’s left as if they might somehow resurrect the memories of a time past. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the widespread southern flooding has affected an estimated 3.54 million people, even though water levels in several areas have receded. Hat Yai, the worst-hit city, received the heaviest rainfall in years during an intense monsoon earlier this week, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in Songkhla province to streamline evacuation and rescue efforts. Shotlist: Songkhla Province, Thailand - Nov 28, 2025: 1. Various of traffic, residents clearing debris; 2. Residents standing along roadside; 3. SOUNDBITE (Thai, dubbed in English) Janjira Chompuk, niece of deceased: "I thought he was with his wife. But when his wife came back, that's when I rushed here and I found him at the back of the house."; 4. Residents hugging each other, crying; 5. Various of debris, residents clearing debris; 6. SOUNDBITE (Thai, dubbed in English) Pranee Rattanmunee, flood victim: "I'm beyond stressed. Now, I want the government to provide as much assistance as possible. Because everyone is completely destitute. There's nothing left. Each person has only what they are wearing. This outfit is all I have left."; 7. Various debris, residents clearing debris; 8. Various of residents standing along roadside, crying. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]