1,248 Malaysians in Southern Thailand have been rescued as of 4pm

A TOTAL 1,248 Malaysians stranded by major flooding in southern Thailand, including around Hatyai, have been rescued as of 4pm today.

The figure was confirmed by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan who announced that the significant increase in the number was recorded, as Malaysian and Thai rescue teams were working hard to operate in the disaster area.

He said 132 individuals was successfully brought out safely in the last hour until 4pm.

However, there are still Malaysians trapped at the Starlight Hotel.

“For the Starlight Hotel, the rescue team members are having difficulty reaching it due to the strong current. Will try again in the evening (later),” he said.

Earlier, at 3pm, a total of 163 Malaysians were confirmed safe, bringing the total number at that time to 1,116 people.

Before that, the Secretary of the Communications and Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zamshari Shaharan, was reported to have said that about 1,500 Malaysians were still stranded with rescue operations being carried out.

“From the beginning of the floods in Hatyai, about 6,000 Malaysians have been evacuated and for today as of 1pm, a total of 953 Malaysians have been successfully evacuated from the danger area.

"From the latest information and data we have obtained, currently 1,500 Malaysians are still stranded, but we are confident that about 80 to 90 percent of them will be brought out today," he said.

The stranded Malaysians, including 40 students and lecturers from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), have been rescued and brought out of Hatyai today, after being there since the flood hit southern Thailand on November 22. - November 27, 2025