Government speeds up flood assistance in Prachin Buri Province

BANGKOK, 12 October 2013 (NNT) – The government is speeding up help for the flood victims in Prachin Buri Province as the Provincial Public Health Office has now been relocated after heavy inundation.

According to Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong, government officials have been ordered to assist the victims in all flooded areas, adding that medical units have to be on 24 hour alert until the flood situation returns to normal, especially in the areas where the water level is high.

The minister also told the officials to keep a close watch on the flood situations in Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, and Chachoengsao as the inundation could last months before returning to its normal state.

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