BANGKOK, 15 January 2017 (NNT) – Royal Irrigation Department (RID) Deputy Director General Somkiat Prachamwong has disclosed that the RID is preparing to install additional equipment at flood risk areas in the southern region, as a precaution for the expected precipitation in the coming days.

The Meteorological Department has issued a forecast that during 16-18 January 2017, there will be heavy rain in some areas especially Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat province.

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