Koh Tao in trouble! Water from mountains floods communities, heavy rain continues

December 15, 2024 On December 14, social media users shared a video clip of a flooding incident on Koh Tao, Koh Phangan District, Surat Thani Province, after heavy rain fell continuously throughout the day. This caused a large amount of accumulated rainwater to flow from the mountains of Koh Tao. The water flowed quickly down to the lowlands before flooding the community, causing some areas of the community to have a rainfall of up to 60 centime…