BANGKOK, Aug 13 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday left Bangkok for the northern province of Sukhothai to inspect the flood situation, visit and give moral support to people in flood-hit areas, and pledged to fully help the flood victims. Ms Yingluck is scheduled to visit Sukhothai before proceeding to Phrae and Nan […]
Nock-Ten storm has ravaged 14 provinces of Thailand with one death reported in Udon Thani, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. These provinces are Phrae, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Uttaradit, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Nan… Read more: The Nation
Nock Ten will bring heavy rains to Thailand from today to Monday, while tropical storm Moei Fa is also likely to bring torrential rains to the Northeast, relief agency officials said. Urban areas in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district were inundated briefly after it rained heavily through Thursday night, leaving the City Hall under 50 centimetres […]
BANGKOK, 13 July 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 21 provinces in all parts of the country except for the northeast during this period. The 21 provinces comprise Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phayao, Nan, Lampang, Lamphun, […]
Residents of ten northern provinces of Thailand were Monday warned to brace themselves for possible flash floods this week. The National Disaster Warning Centre announced that the ten provinces would be hit by heavy rains from Monday to Friday, leading to possible flash floods. Read more: The Nation
More than 7,000 people are suffering from flood-related diseases in Nan province, two days after the remnants of Typhoon Haima hit parts of Thailand. Most are suffering from athlete’s foot, insect stings and injuries from flood-related accidents. One person died in the floods, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Paijit Warachit said. Read more: The […]
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, […]
THAILAND – Six districts in the northern province of Nan, including the town of the same name, were declared flood disaster zones yesterday, while 50 schools were temporarily closed and the Nan Prison ordered some of its 100 inmates moved to other facilities. Five districts in the western province of Tak were also declared disaster […]
