No tourists are among the 14 people killed after floods in Thailand. they badly affected southern holiday islands Samui and Pha Ngan as the country heads into the December-January high season for tourism.
A low-pressure system has brought heavy rain to parts of the south in the Gulf of Thailand, and floods have also severed the rail link to the south and Malaysia beyond.
O turisi na avea ma se mea e le masani ai mo se tamaoaiga na tauivi e maua le malosi talu mai le 'au a le' au i le paoa i le leai o se toto i le 2014 e faʻamutaina ai masina o le vevesi faapolokiki.
Swimming is out of the question in Southern Thailand
The National Disaster Warning Centre confirmed 14 Thai people had been killed in various accidents caused by the weather in different parts of the south.
Southbound trains have been halted in the town of Thung Song in Nakhon Si Thammarat province because of flooding
O Tesema o le amataga lea o le vaitau mugala pe a o ifo tagata tafafao i luga o le pama e faʻamanatu aso malolo o le Kerisimasi ma le Tausaga Fou.
The tourism ministry expects a record 32.4 million arrivals this year.
