Severe flooding in Hat Yai, Thailand, has left parts of the city completely submerged.
Life for its residents has come to a complete standstill after the city received an historic 335 mm of rain in a single day on 21 Nov and torrential rain continued throughout the week.
Some individuals, such as Facebook user Kang Namthip, have taken to social media to call for help.
In her video, three men are seen precariously walking on electrical cables to escape the floodwaters.
Source: Kang Namthip on Facebook
The video appears to have been recorded from the roof of a building overlooking the flooded streets.
Two of the men balance on the exposed electrical cables stretching across the road.
Meanwhile, another rests on the utility pole.
Source: Kang Namthip on Facebook
The cables swayed dangerously as the men made their way across the current.
Floodwaters submerged some neighbouring buildings in the distance, with only their roofs above the surface.
Source: Kang Namthip on Facebook
According to Kang Nathip, the water had reached the second floor of their building.
Source: Kang Namthip on Facebook
Three straight days of heavy rainfall since 19 Nov has led to flooding in Hat Yai, causing power outages in the affected areas.
On 22 Nov, the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok declared Hat Yai a red-flag disaster zone.
As of 26 Nov, the flooding has claimed 33 lives, many of whom died from drowning, electrocution, and landslides.
Meanwhile, provincial authorities in Thailand have said in an update that floodwaters are receding.
However, rescue operations are still hindered due to strong currents.
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Featured image adapted from Kang Namthip on Facebook.