More Southern Line News, not sure if this qualifies as hyperbole?
Floods disrupt southern train services
SRT said
22 trains with a large number of passengers were stranded at various stations to and from Bangkok to the south awaiting for the floods to recede and maintenance to begin.
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/flo...train-services
South train services still being delayed
However, northbound and southbound services were still being delayed on Monday because of the back up in trains since Sunday.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/gene...outhern-trains
...saw this tweet in reply to the posting of the above story:
oh that's why our train from Surat Thani delayed for more than 6 hours and now we still in the train headed to Bkk..ohh
Rot Fai Thai