Bangkok, Rabi'I 5, 1436, Dec 27, 2014, SPA -- At least eight people have died and two are missing due to flooding in southern Thailand, officials confirmed Saturday. Heavy rains have in the four southern-most provinces have affected more than 1,415 villages, dpa quoted the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation as saying. "The governors of the separate provinces have asked for emergency assistance and the army has responded," Banphot Poonpien, spokesman for the Internal Security Operation Command, said. --SPA 11:23 LOCAL TIME 08:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w