Phitsanulok declared disaster zones from drought

PHITSANULOK, Jan 29 – Drought in the lower northern province of Phitsanulok has extended, prompting the province to declare two districts as the disaster zones.

More than 100 villages in two districts -Chat Trakan and Nakhon Thai – in mountainous areas outside the irrigation zone – have been affected, according to local disaster prevention and mitigation official Boonyong Kumsuphan.

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