BANGKOK/HANOI/JAKARTA -- Damage from heavy rains in Southeast Asia this week is spreading, with southern Thailand suffering from "once-in-300-years" flooding and the death toll in the region reaching almost 600 people.
Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam grapple with damage from record heavy rains

Hat Yai, in Thailand's Songkhla province, has been devastated by "once-in-300-years" flooding. © Reuters
BANGKOK/HANOI/JAKARTA -- Damage from heavy rains in Southeast Asia this week is spreading, with southern Thailand suffering from "once-in-300-years" flooding and the death toll in the region reaching almost 600 people.