Typhoon Nesat struck the southern Chinese island of Hainan Thursday afternoon, after pounding Hong Kong with heavy winds and rains earlier in the day. Forecasters say the storm hit Wenchang city with sustained winds up to 150 kilometers an hour, making it the strongest typhoon to hit China this year. Xinhua news agency said almost […]
More than 100 elephants in Ayutthaya were quickly evacuated to safer locations after a sudden rise in the water levels of the Lop Buri and Pa Sak rivers. Elephant camp manager Itthipan Kaolamai said on Monday water from both rivers surged into Wang Chang in tambon Suan Prik, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district. The water […]
Heavy flooding spread to new areas of the country amid heavy rain over the weekend, with the seaside town of Pattaya in the East the latest hit, and largescale evacuations were ordered in Krabi and neighbouring provinces in the South. Waisthigh flooding in many areas of North and South Pattaya in Chon Buri province followed […]
Authorities in Ubon Ratchathani province on Monday told residents to prepare for evacuation to higher ground as the water level in the Chi river and its tributaries continue to increase following heavy rains. Provincial governor Surapon Saipan said he has issued an alert of water possibly overflowing the riverbanks in Muang district. Read more: The […]
BANGKOK, 18 August 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents in the north, northeast and east to brace themselves for flash floods, wild water and mudslide until 21 August 2011. According to DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong, residents in the three regions, especially those residing near hill slopes, water […]
Bangkok – An army helicopter crashed early Sunday in a national park in western Thailand, news reports said, the third chopper to go down in the area this month in a series of ill-fated evacuation missions. The Bell 212 helicopter crashed in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchabhuri province, 165 kilometres south-west of Bangkok, killing two […]
Mount Lokon, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, has erupted for the first time since 1991. The volcano has erupted at least three times in the space of two days. In the immediate aftermath of the eruption, no casualties have been reported. However, 4,400 have been evacuated from the surrounding area as a […]
BANGKOK, 29 June 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 22 provinces of the northern, eastern and southern regions during this period. The 22 provinces comprise Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Tak, Sukhothai, […]
