Phang Nga declares five districts flood disaster zones

By The Nation

 

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The Phang Nga provincial administration Monday declared five flooded districts as disaster zones to speed up assistance to affected residents, the provincial governor said.

 

Phang Nga governor Siripat Pattanakul said Kapong, Thay Muang, Takua Pa, Muang and Takua Thung districts had been declared disaster zones following recent flooding that affected 1,700 people from 442 families.

 

Siripat was speaking to reporters while he and his wife, Rattiya Pattanakul who chairs the Phang Nga Red Cross Society, visited residents of the five districts Monday morning.

 

Siripat said the provincial administration was working with local administrations and the provincial Red Cross office to rush help including food, drinking water and necessities to the affected people.

 

The authorities would install pumps to drain the floodwaters, which should subside soon if there is no more rain, the governor added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30371630

 

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And WE Could do with some Rain up here in Issan !!

Well after 5 days of no rain and very hot days,last night here in Wichianburi,Phetchabun province we finally got a good downpour nearly 60mm,and as i type the sky is grey with thunder rumbling,and much cooler.

I drive from Ranong to Thai Muang (in phangnga) today already.

The rain only little bit before, not strong, and have sun now.

Now I in Thai Muang.

Not to bad. The road from Kao lak to Phuket, no problem. Water drain it away already. Maybe some village in the mountain have the problem.

Today and now very heavy rain. I think will have flood.

And it make the snake come out a lot.

This one yesterday at Bordan.