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People in Tak Bai, Sungai Kolok, Sungai Padi, Waeng and Sukhirin have been in the dark since Monday after militants launched their attacks at several locations. The insurgents loosened screws at the base of electricity poles causing them to collapse - and cut power lines in the area.

As of Wednesday, authorities could not access the area but did expect to resume the power supply by lunch time Thursday, according to Niphon Narapitakkul, the Narathiwat deputy governor.

The local business community said they had lost millions of baht due to the power failure and urged officials to speed up the repairs. 

The Nation