Flash floods inundate Phuket island in Thailand after heavy rain

All three districts of Phuket including the capital were impacted by flash flooding following heavy overnight rainfall affecting approximately 100 households with some mudslides reported. A 60-year-old man died after being struck by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway with tens of thousands of homes without electricity after Storm Boelo. No additional casualties or secondary geological disasters reported following the magnitude-7.0 quake that struck Nagqu on October 22.

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Flash floods inundate Phuket island in Thailand after heavy rain

• FactAll three districts of Phuket, including the capital Phuket City, were impacted by flash flooding following heavy overnight rainfall; approximately 100 households affected with some mudslides reported; no casualties and waters began receding by late morning. · 26 Oct 2026

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