ANG THONG, Sept 27 – Flooding in much of Thailand is still worrying with water levels rising in canals and rivers, while reservoirs are almost at full capacity. Another round of floodwaters enveloped a neighbourhood near Ang Thong’s city hall. Baanro community has been under two metres of water as flooding washed beneath a concrete […]
BANGKOK, Sept 26 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered short-term measures to resolve flood problems across the country as the National Disaster Warning Centre warned of likely heavy rain in the Northeast as two tropical storms approach the region. Ms Yingluck was briefed on latest flood situation Monday by disaster centres in Ubon […]
BANGKOK, 18 September 2011 (NNT) – At the Government House, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra presided over the launch of a caravan to aid provincial flood victims. From public donations, the government had arranged for supplies which included 30 small boats, 210 raft boats and 8000 life jackets, all transported to Udon Thani, Ayutthaya, and […]
Swelling of Chao Phraya, other rivers forecast; official update shows 72 people drowned in Thailand With many Central provinces already under water, more heavy rain is expected to hit the Northeast and the East over the weekend. Nakhon Sawan and Angthong were the latest to be hit by floods, in addition to Ayutthaya in the […]
BANGKOK, Sept 7 – As flooding in many provinces remains unabated, and deteriorating, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra led her team to visit impacted areas in Chai Nat, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya on Wednesday to distribute flood relief supplies and listen to reports on the flood situation. Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Ms […]
AYUTTHAYA, 4 September 2011 (NNT) – The Fine Arts Department is keeping a close watch on historical sites in flood-torn provinces as the flooding is still far from over. For the time being, officials have placed sand bags to protect ancient temples from floods. Heavy floods have wreaked havoc in Sukhothai, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, […]
BANGKOK, 1 September 2011 (NNT) – The 24/7 Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has warned five provinces of possible flash flood and mudslide while four others are instructed to brace for overflows of rivers. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Chatpong Chatphuti, in his capacity as Deputy Director […]
BANGKOK, 24 August 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has reported that 14 provinces remain inundated while the flood has killed 41 people and devastated over two million rai of farmland so far. According to DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong, the 14 provinces still inundated include 614 sub-districts and 90 districts. […]
