Storms, floods set a destructive path as stranded tourists, residents wait for help The navy has sent the country’s only aircraft carrier Chakri Naruebet and two frigates to lead relief efforts in the South as more storms aggravate the flood crisis in many areas. The HTMS Chakri Naruebet left Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri […]
Worried residents and tourists stayed indoors as low pressure area in southern Thailand has prolonged the unusually heavy rainfall in the tourist island. At 1.55pm, Bangkok Airways flight PG 103 took off from Suvarnabhumi International with passengers bound for Samui but was not able to land and had return back to Bangkok. Strong winds have […]
All southern train services were suspended Tuesday after parts of tracks in Chumphon were inundated. Nualanong Wongchan, the chief public relations officer of the State Railway of Thailand, said the southbound services scheduled to leave Bangkok from 1 pm to 10 pm were cancelled. She said passengers will be refunded in full amount. The Nation
Bangkok Airways Monyday cancelled all 36 domestic and international flights in and out of Samui, due to severe thunder storms hitting the island and the area. Passengers booked in these flights may contact Bangkok Airways Ticketing Office to rebook new flight with no additional charge. The Nation
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in southern Thailand have left seven people confirmed dead in Nakhon Si Thammarat and one in Surat Thani, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Monday. The minister said the death toll was confirmed by the National Flood Relief Coordination Centre. Mr Jurin said he had instructed the […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, March 27 – Floods in Thailand’s southern provinces are reaching critical proportions with mudslides, triggered by heavy rain occurring in several areas and forcing Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to close indefinitely due to flooding. Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport has been flooded with two kilometers of runways under 50 centimetres of water. The […]
SERIOUS floods in the south of Thailand have killed three people and affected tens of thousands more, causing about $9.2 million of damage. Emergency disaster zones have been declared in 34 districts across five provinces since heavy downpours began on Wednesday, according to a statement from the department of disaster prevention and mitigation. “Since rains […]
Yala – muslim Insurgents opened fire at two villagers shopping at a weekend market in this southern border province Sunday, killing one and injuring another. The shooting occurred at the Pabon market in Moo 4 village in Tambon Thathong in Yala’s Raman district at 11:20 am. Jiew Saejiew, 47, a village defence volunter, was severely […]
