Podul, monsoon cause 16 deaths, affect 102,074 households so far

By The Nation

 

 

The combination of tropical storm Podul in upper Thailand, and the seasonal southwest monsoon in the South, have caused floods in 31 provinces resulting in 16 reported deaths and 102,074 households affected between August 29 and Thursday (September 5), Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chayaphol Thitisak says.

 

Chayaphol said 10 provinces remain flooded – Phetchabun, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok. Phichit, Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Roi Et and Si Sa Ket.

 

The sixteen deaths were reported across Amnat Charoen (4), Roi Et (4), Khon Kaen (3), Phichit (2), Ubon Ratchathani (1), Phitsanulok (1) and Mukdahan (1), while one person was missing in Nan and another injured in Chaiyaphum, he said. A total of 1,438 residents were evacuated from 15 at-risk locations in the four provinces of Khon Kaen, Amnat Charoen, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani.

 

The department joined with provincial officials, along with army and related agencies, to provide workers and tools to aid the disaster victims and address the flooding by installing pumps to drain water out of affected areas, Chayaphol said. Flat-bottom boats were sent in to help move people’s belongings and to aid in transportation, while officials also surveyed damages to provide further help as per a Finance Ministry regulation, he added.

 

As parts of the country are still suffering heavy rains that pose the risk of flash floods, forest runoffs and landslides, department officials will closely monitor the situation and prepare to provide timely aid to affected residents, Chayaphol said.

 

He urged people to follow weather reports closely and to call for help to the department's hotline 1784 around the clock.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375862

 

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Don't anyone start celebrating, the one death in Phitsanulok is not ME.

No rain for three days.

latest water vapor sat loop showing remnants of tropical depression Kajiki.

 

latest radar:

 

16 deaths from what??????

And just a couple of days ago we were told by a Government twit there were only 3,500 homes affected by flooding !

Who counted the households?

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

102,074 households affected between August 29 and Thursday (September 5), Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chayaphol Thitisak says.

Just how do they make up these figures?

 

3 hours ago, legend49 said:

16 deaths from what??????

Really hurricane durian cat 5 hit the northern part of the Bahamas last report I saw was 5 dead

couple more are in the pipe, one that may affect Thailand pretty good about a week out..

I hereby nominate NCC1701A to be the unofficial, official TVF MET MAN.

 

(his charts are always appreciated)

 

TVFMETMAN. This acronym even sounds like Thai officialdom (to me).