Mae Hong Son continues to reel under man-made fires

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Mae Hong Son continues to reel under man-made fires

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

More than 100 forest fires are raging in Mae Hong Son province, half of which reportedly stemmed from people’s attempts to clear farmlands to prepare the soil for the early sowing of seeds before the rainy season.

 

A satellite image reported that as of 1.47am on Sunday, Mae Hong Son had 152 hotspots (49 in Pai, 36 in Sop Moei, 36 in Khun Yuam, 18 in Mae Sariang, 12 in Pang Mapha, and one in Mae La Noi).

 

 

There were no fires in Muang district. Officials and volunteers are working day and night to put out the forest fires but they have been able to reach only those in accessible areas while the fires in the steep mountain areas continued to blaze, resulting in hundreds of rai of forestland being destroyed.

 

 

A fire that had occurred since Saturday in the Mae Surin Waterfall National Park spread to consume a roadside pavilion, a nearby building for receiving visitors, 100-metre-long power lines, as well as wooden signs and flowers at the entrance to the waterfalls on Sunday, park chief Preecha Thajakan said. 

Park officials and volunteers built firebreaks to contain the fire in the morning.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368482

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-29

[RotMahKid]

Where is the government, army, art. 44 or just name it when you need them for real. No where the cowards don't dare to take any action and arrest the ones and put them in jail, because this all is to crazy for words.

This is life threatening at long term, but who cares??

[THAIJAMES]

1 hour ago, RotMahKid said:

Where is the government, army, art. 44 or just name it when you need them for real. No where the cowards don't dare to take any action and arrest the ones and put them in jail, because this all is to crazy for words.

This is life threatening at long term, but who cares??

The peasants are ready to blow up at any time and revolt. They don't dare take any action against them as it may result in uprisings everywhere not just the rural peasants.

I personally believe that the extreme number of fires this year has to do with rural peasants trying to show their dissatisfaction with the current government.

The army is preoccupied with their own survival and control, no time for governing the country.

As you know people in top government positions are not there for the benefit of the people but to make as much personal gain as possible before they are dethroned.

 

Edited April 29, 2019 by THAIJAMES

[Chicken George]

So is Chiang Rai but hey no one cares! 

[Borzandy]

2 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

Where is the government, army, art. 44 or just name it when you need them for real. No where the cowards don't dare to take any action and arrest the ones and put them in jail, because this all is to crazy for words.

This is life threatening at long term, but who cares??

Maybe and only maybe there are no TV readers in Mae Hong Son.

[connda]

Should read, "Government powerless to stop burning in North Thailand as air quality remains unbreathable until the seasonal rains begin."