HAT YAI, Nov. 24 -- Heavy flooding has disrupted rail services and cut off major highways across southern Thailand, with authorities warning that water levels continue to rise in several provinces.

According to Bangkok Post, persistent rain since Monday forced the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to halt a dozen local services and reroute several others as tracks became impassable.

SRT said trains 447 and 448 were being diverted to operate on the Surat Thani-Thung Song-Surat Thani sector, while trains 445 and 446 were running via the Chumphon-Thung Song-Chumphon route instead of their usual Chumphon-Hat Yai path.

Local services 451/452, 453/454, 455/456 and 463/464 were suspended due to inundated tracks. Four special express trains - 94...