Yingluck Shinawatra orders Gaemi storm response centres set up

BANGKOK, Oct 5 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered the disaster prevention and mitigation department to set up a command centre in response to tropical storm Gaemi, which is forecast to pass Thailand on Sunday with a one day impact.

Chartchai Promlert, director-general of the disaster prevention and mitigation department held a tele-conference with governors and acting governors of 30 provinces likely to be hit by heavy rain, a result of the storm.

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