The plane was scheduled to land at Nakhon Si Thammarat at 7am but it had to be diverted to land at the Surat Thani airport instead.

The prime minister had left on a military plane from Don Mueang Airport to visit flood victims in the Pak Phanang basin.

His plane landed at the Wing 7 military airport in Surat Thani’s Punpin district. He was received by Surat Thani Governor Wichuwit Jinto and Surat Thani police chief Pol Maj-General Apichart Boonsriroj.

The prime minister briefly talked to officials about the weather conditions before leaving for Nakhon Si Thammarat in a motorcade.