BANGKOK, 21 June 2011 (NNT) –The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned people residing in the central region, the East, and the western coast of the South about possible torrential rain and strong gusts from 21 to 25 June 2011. DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong said villagers living in risky spots, such as […]
Heavy June rainfall has forced China to evacuate more than 550,000 people from their homes. Massive floods have devastated the central and southern parts of the country, causing rivers to overflow their banks and triggering mudslides. The rains follow the worst drought in China in over 50 years, which has decimated crop yields. Overall, 40 […]
SURAT THANI, June 8 — Heavy rain in the southern province of Surat Thani, particularly at Khian Sa district causing more than two metres high flood as authorities had to help villagers evacuate to higher ground. Ban Sadet subdistrict in Khian Sa received heavy rainfall for two days, increasing the volume of water in Nong […]
BANGKOK, May 2 – Surin and Buriram, two Thai provinces bordering Cambodia, have gradually closed their evacuation centres for local villagers centres as the residents are returning home as the border situation has eased, with no heavy weapons clashes taking place between Thai and Cambodia troops. While Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered the army to […]
BANGKOK, 23 April 2011 (NNT) – Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office Ongart Klampaiboon has confirmed that more villagers near Thai-Cambodian border areas will be evacuated today as hostilities continue and 3 more injuries have been reported. Mr Ongart called a meeting with the Governor of Surin and security officials in Prasat district of Surin […]
BANGKOK, 22 April 2011 (NNT) – Fresh clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin province have forced an evacuation of over 6,000 locals to safe places while Thai troops have sustained 3 fatalities and 13 injuries so far. After a new round of border shooting erupted between Thai and Cambodian soldiers near Surin’s Ta Kwai […]
Surat Thani province wants three army CH-47 Chinook helicopters to deliver aid to tens of thousands of residents in four districts which are now under water. It has become the second province to ask for army Chinook helicopter help, after Nakhon Si Thammarat earlier sought the help of two of the giant helicopters for relief […]
The situation for the stranded tourists from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland on Koh Samui, Koh Pangnan and Koh Tao stabilized during Thursday. The rain has stopped but it is still clowdy. Some roads are open again on Koh Samui, the airport and ferrys are running normally. The Danish Embassy tells Scandasia today that about […]
