BANGKOK, April 3 (UPI) -- The death toll from flooding in Thailand reached 41 Sunday with hundreds of villagers in the southern province of Trang stranded in their homes, officials said.

Officials warned of possible mudslides from several days of rain and said the death total could climb as rescue efforts continue, the Thai news agency MCOT reported.


Flood waters nearly 10 feet deep covered four villages in Trang's Kantang district and the situation worsened Sunday when three flood embankments collapsed. Five embankments have now collapsed, officials said.

About 5,000 homes in more than 200 villages were evacuated when flood levels reached the roofs, MCOT said.

Rescuers traveling by boat carried supplies for stranded villagers.

Rescue officials said they need additional trucks to carry supplies and to transfer patients from flooded hospitals to other areas.