BANGKOK: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a warning about Typhoon Kalmaegi and its impact, advising the public to brace for heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Thailand.

In Thailand video news, Jay covers news stories from across Thailand and Southeast Asia. The stories include a powerful typhoon edges closer to Thailand as the country braces for potential floods, while another deadly storm leaves devastation across the Philippines before hitting Vietnam.

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning to 66 provinces, including Bangkok, as Typhoon Kalmaegi is expected to bring heavy rain, flash floods,

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has urgently instructed all provincial governors and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to closely monitor Typhoon Kalmaegi, which is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to Thailand from Nov 7 to 9.

A powerful storm system will hit Thailand, prompting alerts for flash floods, strong winds, and heavy rainfall in several areas.

Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of death and devastation as it tore through the central Philippines this week, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble and displacing tens of thousands of people.

The Philippines' weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country's eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.

The Thai Meteorological Department announced that a new typhoon, Fungwong, has developed in the Pacific Ocean but will not impact Thailand. Its trajectory is further north than Kalmaegi, which has now dissipated.