Vlad Bunoan

SEA Games moves 11 sports because of deadly Thailand floods

This handout photo taken and released by the Royal Thai Navy on November 26, 2025 shows people looking out from residential buildings surrounded by flood waters in Hat Yai. Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia were displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 dead, officials said November 26. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ROYAL THAI NAVY " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764310999453AFP__20251127__86BM463__v2__MidRes__TopshotThailandFloods.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>This handout photo taken and released by the Royal Thai Navy on November 26, 2025 shows people looking out from residential buildings surrounded by flood waters in Hat Yai. AFP Photo/Royal Thai Navy</div>BANGKOK — Eleven sports at the Southeast Asian Games hosted by Thailand in December will be moved mostly to the capital Bangkok because of severe flooding, organizers have said.Enormous floods overwhelmed southern Thailand this week, particularly near the border with Malaysia in Songkhla, one of the planned hosts of the regional sports extravaganza.Chonburi and Bangkok are the other areas for the Games, which are on December 9-20.Among the sports being moved are men&#x27;s football, chess, judo, karate and wrestling.The adjustments less than two weeks before the Games begin were &quot;to ensure safety for athletes, officials and spectators,&quot; SEA Games Thailand 2025 said in a Facebook post Thursday.It added: &quot;The organizing committee reaffirmed that despite the venue changes, Thailand remains fully committed to delivering an efficient, well-managed and world-class 33rd SEA Games, reinforcing the confidence of all participating nations.&quot;The Thai government said in a statement late Thursday that the death toll from several days of flooding in Songkhla province had jumped to 55, up from six the previous day.Days of heavy rain across Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Thailand have inundated cities, trapped thousands and caused deadly landslides.

Eleven sports at the Southeast Asian Games hosted by Thailand in December will be moved mostly to the capital Bangkok because of severe flooding, organizers have said.

Eleven sports at the Southeast Asian Games hosted by Thailand in December will be moved mostly to the capital Bangkok because of severe flooding, organizers have said.