Tag: Disaster
Thailand speeds up sending aid to typhoon-ravaged Philippines
BANGKOK, Nov 13 – Thailand will dispatch personnel and medical supplies to the Philippines in the wake of that country’s severe mauling by deadly Super [Read More…]
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visits Pattaya following Ferry Disaster
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, visited Pattaya on Tuesday to oversee the ongoing investigation into the [Read More…]
Eight Phitsanulok districts declared flood disaster zones
PHITSANULOK, Sept 29 – Eight districts of this northern province have been declared disaster zones due to severe floods. The eight districts are Nakhon Thai, [Read More…]
Bangkok at risk from natural disasters: World Bank
The World Bank yesterday warned that Bangkok faced a high risk of natural disaster, especially massive flooding that could cause huge economic losses. It suggested [Read More…]
North and Northeastern Thailand plagued by more natural disasters
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 (NNT) – Thailand continues to be hit by a bout of natural disasters, with severe drought conditions plaguing the North and [Read More…]
Lamphun declares 7 districts disaster zones from drought
LAMPHUN, Feb 23 – This northern province has declared 30 sub-districts of 7 districts disaster zones from drought, with an initial relief budget allocated at [Read More…]
250000 people in Chiang Mai affected by cold spell
CHIANG MAI, Jan 14 – About 260,000 people in Thailand’s northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son have been affected by the current [Read More…]
Lamphun district declared cold spell disaster zone
LAMPHUN, Jan 9 – Thailand’s northern province of Lamphun declared another district a disaster zone affected by cold spell as temperature kept dropping on Wednesday. [Read More…]